title: Unilateral autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease with contralateral renal agenesis: a case report.
abstract: Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common hereditary renal disease. There are some reports in the literature concerning unilateral ADPKD. However, in adults, only a few cases of unilateral ADPKD with agenesis of contralateral kidney have been reported. We present a case of unilateral ADPKD with agenesis of contralateral kidney in a 66-yr-old man. Radiographic images showed the enlarged right kidney with multiple variable-sized cysts and the absence of the left kidney. The diagnosis of ADPKD was confirmed by the family screening. The patient received maintenance hemodialysis for endstage renal disease. We report a case of unilateral ADPKD associated with contralateral renal agenesis in a 66-yr-old male patient with a literature review.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Gyun Ho
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Byoung Seok
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Taek Kyun
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Seong Kwon
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Chung Ho
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Yeum
authors.forename: Soo Wan
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Nam Ho
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ki Chul
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D016891:Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000378:metabolism; D019783:Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019783:Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid