Medullary sponge kidney and urolithiasis.
A review of the urographic findings in 200 patients with renal colic due to urolithiasis demonstrated radiological evidence of medullary sponge kidney in 34, an incidence of 17%. In the majority, the diagnosis was readily made and the changes were bilateral and extensive. This relatively high incidence suggests that medullary sponge kidney may be a contributing factor in a population already predisposed to calculus formation because of other factors such as diet and dehydration.
D003085:Colic / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007669:Kidney Calculi / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D007691:Medullary Sponge Kidney / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography