Sponge kidney

Introduction: Sponge kidney

Description of Sponge kidney

Sponge kidney (medical condition): A rare inherited disorder where the tubes in the kidneys that collect urine are wider than normal.

See also:

Medullary Sponge Kidney:
  »Introduction: Medullary Sponge Kidney
  »Symptoms of Medullary Sponge Kidney
  »Treatments for Medullary Sponge Kidney

Sponge kidney: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Sponge kidney:

• Sponge
• Kidney

Sponge kidney: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Sponge kidney is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Sponge kidney, or a subtype of Sponge kidney, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Sponge kidney as a Disease

Sponge kidney: Another name for Medullary Sponge Kidney (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Medullary Sponge Kidney
  »Symptoms of Medullary Sponge Kidney
  »Treatments for Medullary Sponge Kidney

Symptoms of Sponge kidney (Medullary Sponge Kidney)

Some of the symptoms of Sponge kidney incude:

• Blood in urine (haematuria)
• Renal colic (severe episodic lower back/flank pain that may radiate to groin)
• Pain on urination
• Difficulty in passing urine
• Fevers

See full list of 19 symptoms of Sponge kidney (Medullary Sponge Kidney)

Treatments for Sponge kidney (Medullary Sponge Kidney)

Treatments for Sponge kidney (Medullary Sponge Kidney) include:

• Removal of kidney stones (surgical, lithotripsy, urinary stents)
• Increase oral fluid intake
• IV fluids if unable to take oral fluids
• Pain relief for renal colic - eg diclofenac, morphine
• Antibiotics if renal infection

Read more about treatments for Sponge kidney

Treatment of Sponge kidney: For more treatment information about Sponge kidney, see treatment of Medullary Sponge Kidney (Sponge kidney)

Terms associated with Sponge kidney:

Terms Similar to Sponge kidney:

• Medullary sponge kidney
• Cacchi Ricci disease
• Cacchi-Ricci syndrome
• Cystic dilatation of renal collecting tubes
• Precalyceal canalicular ectasia

Source - NIH

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