Polycystic Kidney Disease

“Prevalence:

  • 1 in 30,000 births.
  • The disease has a wide spectrum of renal and hepatic involvement and it is subdivided into perinatal, neonatal, infantile and juvenile types on the basis of the age of onset of the clinical presentation.

Ultrasound diagnosis:

  • Bilaterally enlarged and homogeneously hyperechogenic kidneys. Usually found >24 weeks’ gestation.
  • Renal pelvises cannot be visualised.
  • Gradual onset of oligohydramnios from the second trimester.” Read More

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