Pathological Anatomy. Atlas of Macroscopic Specimens - Part 2. Pathology of Individual Organs and Systems - A. M. Romaniuk 2016
Pathology of the Urinary System
Infantile Polycystic Kidney Disease
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Infantile Polycystic Kidney Disease
The Development of renal polycystic disease is associated with impaired Embryogenesis During the first weeks of gestation, accompanied by The formation of glomerular, tubular, and excretory cysts. Glomerular cysts lack connection with the renal tubules, which leads to the early onset of renal failure. Tubular cysts, formed from the convoluted tubules, and excretory cysts, originating from the collecting ducts, increase in size slowly due to obstructed drainage and can thus reach significant dimensions.
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