medullary sponge kidney

medullary sponge kidney
a rare congenital condition characterized by multiple small cystic dilatations of the medullary part of the renal collecting tubules, so that the organ has a spongy, porous feeling and appearance. It is usually asymptomatic, but there may be calculus formation within the cysts, hematuria, renal colic, or recurrent renal infection. Called also Cacchi-Ricci disease and sponge k.

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