Renal atrophy

Last revised by David Luong ◉ on 12 Jul 2021

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Luong D, Renal atrophy. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Mar 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-88347

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https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-88347

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88347

Article created:

3 Apr 2021, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

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At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

12 Jul 2021, David Luong ◉

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Systems:

Urogenital

Synonyms:

Atrophy of kidneys
Kidney atrophy
Atrophied kidneys

Renal atrophy refers to a shrunken small appearance of the kidneys usually due to a secondary cause in contrast to renal hypoplasia which is the term given to a congenitally small kidney.

Renal atrophy can be unilateral or bilateral depending on the cause and when unilateral, the left kidney is thought to be more affected ².

Pathology

Etiology

Some of the causes of renal atrophy include:

References

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Cases and figures

Case 1: from obstructive uropathyCase 1: from obstructive uropathy

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Case 2: due to chronic kidney diseaseCase 2: due to chronic kidney disease