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[Conservative management of multicystic dysplastic kidney: clinical course and ultrasound outcome]

Eli Armando S Rabêlo1, Eduardo A Oliveira, José Maria Penido Silva

  • 1Unidade de Nefrologia Pediátrica, Departamento de Cirurgia, Hospital das Clinicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.

Jornal De Pediatria
|October 26, 2005
PubMed

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Prenatally detected multicystic dysplastic kidney (MCDK) in children often involutes over time with conservative management. This approach is safe, with a low incidence of complications, and contralateral kidney growth is observed.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Nephrology
  • Fetal Medicine
  • Diagnostic Ultrasound

Background:

  • Multicystic dysplastic kidney (MCDK) is a common congenital anomaly.
  • Prenatal detection allows for early monitoring and management strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To describe the clinical course and ultrasound outcomes of prenatally detected unilateral MCDK.
  • To evaluate the safety and efficacy of conservative management for MCDK.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 53 children with prenatally detected unilateral MCDK.
  • Conservative management with regular clinical and ultrasound follow-up.
  • Evaluation of blood pressure, UTI, renal function, growth, MCDK involution, and contralateral renal growth.

Main Results:

  • 90% of MCDK cases showed involution, with 17% complete involution within 68 months follow-up.
  • Low incidence of complications: 2/53 hypertension, 5/53 UTI.
  • Significant compensatory hypertrophy of the contralateral kidney, particularly in the first 24 months.

Conclusions:

  • Conservative management of prenatally detected MCDK is safe and effective.
  • MCDK demonstrates a natural tendency to decrease in size (involute).
  • Contralateral kidney compensatory growth is significant in early childhood.
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