Open AccessFetal polycystic kidney disease: Pathological overview
Author(s) -
Sunita B Patil,
Madhura Paricharak,
D. G. Paricharak,
SS More
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of the scientific society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7127
pISSN - 0974-5009
DOI - 10.4103/0974-5009.115481
Subject(s) - medicine , polycystic kidney disease , autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease , fetus , kidney , pathological , pathology , autopsy , disease , polycystic disease , differential diagnosis , autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease , choledochal cysts , ultrasonography , cyst , pregnancy , radiology , biology , genetics
Polycystic kidney disease is a rare developmental anomaly inherited as autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive. It is characterized by cystic dilatation of the collecting ducts frequently associated with hepatic involvement and progression to renal failure. It is included in the differential diagnosis of cystic diseases of the kidney. We report a case of polycystic kidney disease, in 22 weeks fetus incidentally detected on routine antenatal ultrasonography and confirmed by fetal autopsy. This report elucidates the importance of early diagnosis and intervention in cystic kidney diseases