Renal agenesis
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| Renal agenesis | |
| Classification and external resources | |
| ICD-10 | Q60.0-Q60.2 |
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| ICD-9 | 753.0 |
| OMIM | 191830 |
| DiseasesDB | 11252 |
Renal agenesis is a medical condition in which one (unilateral) or both (bilateral) kidneys fail to develop in the fetus and are absent at birth.
[edit] Bilateral
Bilateral renal agenesis is the uncommon and serious failure of both a fetus' kidneys to develop during gestation, and is one causative agent of Potter sequence. This absence of kidneys causes oligohydramnios, a deficiency of amniotic fluid in a pregnant woman, which can place extra pressure on the developing baby and cause further malformations. The condition is frequently, but not always the result of a genetic disorder, and is more common in infants born to one or more parents with a malformed or absent kidney. Most infants that are born alive do not live beyond four hours.
[edit] Unilateral renal agenesis
This is much more common, but is not usually of any major concern, as long as the other kidney is healthy. The odds of a person being born with this condition are roughly 1 in 5000. Adults with unilateral renal agenesis have considerably higher chances of hypertension (high blood pressure). People with this condition are also advised not to participate in most contact sports.
[edit] External links
- 00464 at CHORUS
- Swiss embryology (from UL, UB, and UF) turinary/patholurinary02
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