Nephromegaly Explained

Nephromegaly is the process whereby a kidney or both kidneys become enlarged.^[1] Both autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease can cause nephromegaly.

Further reading

• Pickering . S. P. . Fletcher . B. D. . Bryan . P. J. . Abramowsky . C. R. . Renal lymphangioma: A cause of neonatal nephromegaly . Pediatric Radiology . 14 . 6 . 1984 . 0301-0449 . 10.1007/BF02343441 . 445–448 . 6390324 . none.
• DeBaun . Michael R. . Siegel . Marilyn J. . Choyke . Peter L. . Nephromegaly in infancy and early childhood: A risk factor for Wilms tumor in Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome . The Journal of Pediatrics . Elsevier BV . 132 . 3 . 1998 . 0022-3476 . 10.1016/s0022-3476(98)70009-5 . 401–404 . 9544890 . none.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nephromegaly . . 2008-05-08 .