DESCRIPTION:
This comprehensive, easy to read reference addresses the clinical implications of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) in children. Authored by a panel of internationally recognized pediatric nephrologists and urologists, chapters discuss clinical presentation, workup, interpretation of imaging studies, genetics, prenatal diagnosis, prevention and treatment of various anomalies to help the practitioner understand, diagnose and manage CAKUT. Tables, figures, algorithms and an extensive appendix listing conditions and syndromes associated with CAKUT are featured to assist physicians in the differential diagnosis and workup of different conditions.
CONTENTS:
1. Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract: An Overview
2. Anatomy, Applied Embryology, and Pathogenesis of Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract
3. Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney: Number, Position, Rotation, and Vasculature
4. Renal Dysplasia and Congenital Cystic Diseases of the Kidney
5. Congenital Hydronephrosis
6. Vesicoureteral Reflux
7. Congenital Anomalies of the Urethra
8. Duplication Anomalies of the Kidney and Ureters
9. Congenital Anomalies of the Urinary Bladder
10. Prune Belly Syndrome
11. Congenital Neuropathic Bladder
12. Imaging of Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract
13. Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract
14. Clinical Consequences of Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract
15. Genetics of Congenital Anomalies of the Kidneys and Urinary Tract
16. Association of Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract with Those of Other Organ Systems
