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small kidney; renal hypoplasia
Normal kidney size is > 11 cm, with the left kidney up to 1.5 cm longer than the right. Small kidneys are < 10 cm pole to pole.
Pathology:
- small kidneys due to renal hypodysplasia result from a decrease in nephron number
- kidney size at diagnosis predicts the likelihood of developing end-stage renal disease [2]
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kidney
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hypoplasia
References
- National Kidney Foundation. UK.
Small or Single Kidney
https://www.kidney.org.uk/help-and-info/medical-information-from-the-nkf-/medical-info-kidney-disease-symptoms/medical-info-kidney-disease-small-singlekid/
- Matsell DG, Cojocaru D, Matsell EW, Eddy AA.
The impact of small kidneys.
Pediatr Nephrol. 2015 Sep;30(9):1501-9.
PMID: 25794549