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{{CMG}} ; {{AE}} [[User:zorkun|Cafer Zorkun]] M.D., PhD.
{{CMG}} ; {{AE}} [[User:zorkun|Cafer Zorkun]] M.D., PhD.


==Overview==
'''Medullary sponge kidney''' is a [[congenital disorder]] of the kidneys characterized by a cystic dilatation of the collecting tubules in one or both [[kidneys]]. 
==Diagnosis==
===Computed Tomography===
*Unenhanced CT scan findings may be normal or demonstrate [[nephrocalcinosis|medullary nephrocalcinosis]].
*Enhanced scans may demonstrate contrast accumulation within the papillae.
'''Patient #1'''
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'''Patient #2''''
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==References==


{{Nephrology}}
{{Nephrology}}

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