Preferred Label : medullary sponge kidney;
MeSH definition : A non-hereditary KIDNEY disorder characterized by the abnormally dilated (ECTASIA)
medullary and inner papillary portions of the collecting ducts. These collecting ducts
usually contain CYSTS or DIVERTICULA filled with jelly-like material or small calculi
(KIDNEY STONES) leading to infections or obstruction. It should be distinguished from
congenital or hereditary POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASES.;
MeSH synonym : cacchi ricci syndrome; canalicular ectasias, precalyceal; disease, cacchi ricci; precalyceal canalicular ectasia; precalyceal canalicular ectasias; medullary sponge kidneys; sponge kidneys, medullary; cacchi ricci disease; ricci disease, cacchi; canalicular ectasia, precalyceal; ectasia, precalyceal canalicular; ectasias, precalyceal canalicular; kidneys, sponge; sponge kidney; Cacchi-Ricci syndrome; syndrome, Cacchi-Ricci; kidney, sponge; sponge kidney, medullary; sponge kidneys;
Origin ID : D007691;
UMLS CUI : C0022681;
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A non-hereditary KIDNEY disorder characterized by the abnormally dilated (ECTASIA)
medullary and inner papillary portions of the collecting ducts. These collecting ducts
usually contain CYSTS or DIVERTICULA filled with jelly-like material or small calculi
(KIDNEY STONES) leading to infections or obstruction. It should be distinguished from
congenital or hereditary POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASES.