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Family Screening for Duplex Kidneys
Author(s) -
O'NEILL EILEEN M.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1990.tb14987.x
Subject(s) - duplex (building) , medicine , intravenous urography , urinary system , urology , biology , genetics , dna
Summary— Family screening was offered to the relatives of 57 patients with duplex renal systems and this resulted in the detection of another 37 cases. A further 5 first degree relatives had abnormal intravenous urography, so that 25% of the screened relatives had significant renal abnormalities. It is suggested that there may be a place for screening the whole family if renal tract duplex is detected.