Ramanathan S, Kumar D, Khanna M, Al Heidous M, Sheikh A, Virmani V, Palaniappan Y. Multi-modality imaging review of congenital abnormalities of kidney and upper urinary tract. World J Radiol 2016; 8(2): 132-141 [PMID: 26981222 DOI: 10.4329/wjr.v8.i2.132]
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Dr. Subramaniyan Ramanathan, MD, DNB, Consultant, Department of Clinical Imaging, Al-Wakra Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 82228, Doha, Qatar. rm_subbu2000@yahoo.com
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
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Review
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Subramaniyan Ramanathan, Devendra Kumar, Maneesh Khanna, Mahmoud Al Heidous, Department of Clinical Imaging, Al-Wakra Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Adnan Sheikh, Department of Medical Imaging, the Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, K1Y 4E9, Canada
Vivek Virmani, Department of Radiology, Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital, Fredericton, NB E3B 5N5, Canada
Yegu Palaniappan, Shree Meenakshi Multi Specialty Hospital, Pudukottai 622001, India
Author contributions: All authors equally contributed to this paper with conception and design of the study, literature review and analysis, drafting and critical revision and editing, and final approval of the final version.
Conflict-of-interest statement: No potential conflicts of interest.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Dr. Subramaniyan Ramanathan, MD, DNB, Consultant, Department of Clinical Imaging, Al-Wakra Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, PO Box 82228, Doha, Qatar. rm_subbu2000@yahoo.com
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Received: August 26, 2015 Peer-review started: August 30, 2015 First decision: September 28, 2015 Revised: October 21, 2015 Accepted: December 18, 2015 Article in press: December 20, 2015 Published online: February 28, 2016 Processing time: 184 Days and 12.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Congenital abnormalities of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) are one of the leading causes of end stage renal disease. They can be classified on embryological basis in to three major categories: (1) abnormalities in the renal parenchymal development; (2) aberrant embryonic migration; and (3) abnormalities of the collecting system. Ultrasonography, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are the primary imaging modalities used in the detection of various CAKUT. Clinical features vary widely depending on the type, severity and laterality of renal anomaly. Timely diagnosis is crucial in selected anomalies to minimize renal damage, prevent or delay the onset of end stage renal disease (ESRD), and provide supportive care to avoid complications of ESRD.
