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Congenital absence of kidney

Known as: Missing kidney, Renal Agenesis, agenesis renal 
A congenital abnormality characterized by the absence of one or both kidneys.
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ALPHA-THALASSEMIA/MENTAL RETARDATION SYNDROME, NONDELETION TYPE, X-LINKEDAcrorenal mandibular syndromeBARDET-BIEDL SYNDROME 16Both kidneys

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Congenital DisordersCongenital absenceFetal DiseasesUrologic Diseases

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Review
2006
Review
2006
Blood Pressure, Renal Function, and Proteinuria in Children with Unilateral Renal Agenesis
Background/Aim: Unilateral renal agenesis (URA) is a model for a reduced nephron number that is believed to be a risk factor for… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in children with a solitary kidney – a comparison between unilateral renal agenesis and uninephrectomy
BackgroundIn experimental animals, a reduction in renal mass leads to glomerulosclerosis of the residual parenchyma and eventual… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Contralateral renal abnormalities in patients with renal agenesis and noncystic renal dysplasia.
The prevalence of contralateral renal abnormalities in noncystic-dysplastic kidney (NCDK) disease and renal agenesis is unknown… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Prolonged survival with a remnant kidney.
Review
1991
Review
1991
Left infrarenal region: anatomic variants, pathologic conditions, and diagnostic pitfalls.
Computed tomography (CT) is the preferred method for evaluating the left periaortic infrarenal region. Structures larger than 11… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Kidney function in adults born with unilateral renal agenesis or nephrectomized in childhood
We have evaluated the long-term prognosis in an unselected group of adult patients either uni-nephrectomized in childhood because… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Indications for 99mtechnetium dimercapto-succinic acid scan in children.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
A new syndrome of anosmia, ichthyosis, hypogonadism, and various neurological manifestations with deficiency of steroid sulfatase and arylsulfatase C
We describe a family consisting of 3 affected men with congenital ichthyosis, anosmia, hypogonadism, nystagmus with decreased… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Clinical features of patients with solitary kidneys.
A clinical study was performed in 2 groups of patients with solitary kidneys, followed for 11-146 months. Group 1 had 9 patients… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Focal sclerosis of hypertrophied glomeruli in solitary functioning kidneys of humans.
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