In which patients with nephrocalcinosis and an incomplete distal RTA would you consider further testing for medullary sponge kidney?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
Yes, definitely. The better question is how to test. Since sponge kidney is an anatomical disorder of dilated collecting ducts in the renal papillae, it's best to look anatomically. These are 3-dimensional structures and are best seen with a 3-dimensional image. We no longer have intravenous pyelogr...
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at Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital Do you recommend genetic testing in these cases as...
at Mayo Clinic Probably. There are known genetic causes such as B...
Do you recommend genetic testing in these cases as...
Probably. There are known genetic causes such as B...