CT Urography for the Diagnosis of Medullary Sponge Kidney
Koraishy FM, Ngo TT, Israel GM, Dahl NK. CT Urography for the Diagnosis of Medullary Sponge Kidney. American Journal Of Nephrology 2014, 39: 165-170. PMID: 24531190, DOI: 10.1159/000358496.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedullary sponge kidneyCharacteristic radiologic findingsIntravenous pyelographyCT urographySponge kidneyRadiologic findingsMultidetector CTDiagnosis of MSKRenal acidification defectsUrinary tract infectionRisk of nephrolithiasisRenal stones clinicDose reduction protocolTerminal collecting ductsConventional intravenous pyelographyRenal collecting systemTubule dilatationMedullary nephrocalcinosisStone clinicTract infectionsSymptomatic nephrolithiasisMedullary cystsBone densityAcidification defectCollecting ducts