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Massive growth of kidneys in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease treated with chronic hemodialysis. 1989

J Milutinovic

Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425-2227.

Three patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in whom kidneys enlarged enormously during treatment with chronic hemodialysis for terminal uremia are reported. In all cases, nephrectomies were performed for the relief of symptoms caused by the large kidneys.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007668	Kidney	Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations.	Kidneys
D007690	Polycystic Kidney Diseases	Hereditary diseases that are characterized by the progressive expansion of a large number of tightly packed CYSTS within the KIDNEYS. They include diseases with autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive inheritance.	Kidney, Polycystic,Polycystic Kidney,Polycystic Kidney Disease,Polycystic Kidneys,Polycystic Renal Disease,Disease, Polycystic Kidney,Disease, Polycystic Renal,Diseases, Polycystic Kidney,Diseases, Polycystic Renal,Kidney Disease, Polycystic,Kidney Diseases, Polycystic,Kidneys, Polycystic,Polycystic Renal Diseases,Renal Disease, Polycystic,Renal Diseases, Polycystic
D008297	Male		Males
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D009392	Nephrectomy	Excision of kidney.	Heminephrectomy,Heminephrectomies,Nephrectomies
D005260	Female		Females
D005799	Genes, Dominant	Genes that influence the PHENOTYPE both in the homozygous and the heterozygous state.	Conditions, Dominant Genetic,Dominant Genetic Conditions,Genetic Conditions, Dominant,Condition, Dominant Genetic,Dominant Gene,Dominant Genes,Dominant Genetic Condition,Gene, Dominant,Genetic Condition, Dominant
D006435	Renal Dialysis	Therapy for the insufficient cleansing of the BLOOD by the kidneys based on dialysis and including hemodialysis, PERITONEAL DIALYSIS, and HEMODIAFILTRATION.	Dialysis, Extracorporeal,Dialysis, Renal,Extracorporeal Dialysis,Hemodialysis,Dialyses, Extracorporeal,Dialyses, Renal,Extracorporeal Dialyses,Hemodialyses,Renal Dialyses
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults