Research & Literature

Update on Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney.

Cardona-Grau D, Kogan BA

Current urology reports 2015; (16(10)):67 doi:10.1007/s11934-015-0541-7.

Conservative Management of Segmental Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney in Children.

Han JH, Lee YS, Kim MJ, et al.

Urology 2015; (86(5)):1013-8.

Outcome of Multi-Cystic Dysplastic Kidneys in Children.

Mashat SD, El-Desoky SM, Abdulaziz Kari J

Iranian journal of pediatrics 2015; (25(5)):e2991 doi:10.5812/ijp.2991.

Prenatal diagnosis of fetal multicystic dysplastic kidney via high-resolution whole-genome array.

Fu F, Chen F, Li R, et al.

Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2016; (31(10)):1693-8 doi:10.1093/ndt/gfv465.

Multicystic dysplastic kidney (MCDK) in the neonate: The role of the urologist.

Psooy K,

Canadian Urological Association journal = Journal de l'Association des urologues du Canada 2016; (10(1-2)):18-24 doi:10.5489/cuaj.3520.

Multicystic dysplastic kidney: Assessment of the need for renal scintigraphy and the safety of conservative treatment.

Carazo-Palacios ME, Couselo-Jerez M, Serrano-Durbá A, et al.

Actas urologicas espanolas 2017; (41(1)):62-67 doi:10.1016/j.acuro.2016.05.004.

Natural History of Contralateral Hypertrophy in Patients with Multicystic Dysplastic Kidneys.

Gaither TW, Patel A, Patel C, et al.

The Journal of urology 2018; (199(1)):280-286 doi:10.1016/j.juro.2017.06.075.

Chronic kidney disease and sports participation by children and adolescents.

Master Sankar Raj V, Patel DR, Ramachandran L

Translational pediatrics 2017; (6(3)):207-214 doi:10.21037/tp.2017.06.03.

Necessity of performing voiding cystourethrography for children with unilateral multicystic dysplastic kidney.

Yamamoto K, Kamei K, Sato M, et al.

Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) 2019; (34(2)):295-299 doi:10.1007/s00467-018-4079-z.

Magnetic resonance imaging for evaluation of foetal multicystic dysplastic kidney.

Ji H, Dong SZ

European journal of radiology 2018; (108()):128-132 doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2018.09.025.

A meta-analysis of the incidence and fate of contralateral vesicoureteral reflux in unilateral multicystic dysplastic kidney.

Erlich T, Lipsky AM, Braga LH

Journal of pediatric urology 2019; (15(1)):77.e1-77.e7 doi:10.1016/j.jpurol.2018.10.023.

The Incidence and Durability of Compensatory Hypertrophy in Pediatric Patients with Solitary Kidneys.

Wang MK, Gaither T, Phelps A, et al.

Urology 2019; (129()):188-193 doi:10.1016/j.urology.2019.04.003.

International consensus statement on the diagnosis and management of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease in children and young people.

Gimpel C, Bergmann C, Bockenhauer D, et al.

Nature reviews. Nephrology 2019; (15(11)):713-726 doi:10.1038/s41581-019-0155-2.

Multicystic dysplastic kidney - treat each case on its merits.

Faruque A, Narayanan S, Marley I, et al.

Journal of pediatric surgery 2020; (55(11)):2497-2503 doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2019.12.008.

Comparative Study Between Functional MR Urography and Renal Scintigraphy to Evaluate Drainage Curves and Split Renal Function in Children With Congenital Anomalies of Kidney and Urinary Tract (CAKUT).

Damasio MB, Bodria M, Dolores M, et al.

Frontiers in pediatrics 2019; (7()):527 doi:10.3389/fped.2019.00527.

Voiding Cystourethrogram in Children With Unilateral Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney: Is It Still necessary?

Blachman-Braun R, Camp MM, Becerra MF, et al.

Urology 2020; (139()):156-160 doi:10.1016/j.urology.2020.02.005.

Predicting outcomes and improving care in children with congenital kidney anomalies.

Matsell DG, Catapang M

Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) 2020; (35(10)):1811-1814 doi:10.1007/s00467-020-04677-2.

Physiology and Pathophysiology of Compensatory Adaptations of a Solitary Functioning Kidney.

McArdle Z, Schreuder MF, Moritz KM, et al.

Frontiers in physiology 2020; (11()):725 doi:10.3389/fphys.2020.00725.

"Watch and Wait" Strategy for Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney (MCDK): Status Survey of Perceptions, Attitudes, and Treatment Selection in Chinese Pediatric Urologists and Pediatric Surgeons.

Wang Q, Shi Z, Jiang D

Frontiers in pediatrics 2020; (8()):423 doi:10.3389/fped.2020.00423.

High Activation of the AKT Pathway in Human Multicystic Renal Dysplasia.

Apostolou A, Poreau B, Delrieu L, et al.

Pathobiology : journal of immunopathology, molecular and cellular biology 2020; (87(5)):302-310 doi:10.1159/000509152.

Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney With Mass Effect in a Neonate Treated With Nephrectomy: Case Report.

Pettit SM, Devan WJ, Chalmers DJ, Zanno A

Urology 2021; (149()):e11-e14 doi:10.1016/j.urology.2020.11.050.

Congenital Solitary Kidney from Birth to Adulthood.

Marzuillo P, Guarino S, Di Sessa A, et al.

The Journal of urology 2021; (205(5)):1466-1475 doi:10.1097/JU.0000000000001524.

Do children with solitary or hypofunctioning kidney have the same prevalence for masked hypertension?

Yel S, Günay N, Pınarbaşı AS, et al.

Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) 2021; (36(7)):1833-1841 doi:10.1007/s00467-020-04896-7.

Renal function in children with a congenital solitary functioning kidney: A systematic review.

Hutchinson KA, Halili L, Guerra A, et al.

Journal of pediatric urology 2021; (17(4)):556-565 doi:10.1016/j.jpurol.2021.03.001.

Posterior Urethral Valve and Prenataly Resolved Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney.

Aluloska N, Palchevska S, Simeonov R, et al.

Prilozi (Makedonska akademija na naukite i umetnostite. Oddelenie za medicinski nauki) 2021; (42(1)):77-81 doi:10.2478/prilozi-2021-0006.

Evaluation of renal injury in children with a solitary functioning kidney.

Balkı HG, Turhan P, Candan C

Turkish archives of pediatrics 2021; (56(3)):219-223 doi:10.5152/TurkArchPediatr.2021.20095.

Neonatal multicystic dysplastic kidney with mass effect: A systematic review.

Pettit S, Chalmers D

Journal of pediatric urology 2021; (17(6)):763-768 doi:10.1016/j.jpurol.2021.09.003.

Kidney injury rates after unilateral nephrectomy in childhood-a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Groen In 't Woud S, Gobino A, Roeleveld N, et al.

Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association 2022; (37(12)):2457-2473 doi:10.1093/ndt/gfac021.

Utility of renal scintigraphy in diagnosis of multicystic dysplastic kidney.

Hannallah A, Baker ZG, De Filippo RE, et al.

Journal of clinical ultrasound : JCU 2022; (50(6)):854-861 doi:10.1002/jcu.23172.

Classifying and evaluating fetuses with multicystic dysplastic kidney in etiologic studies.

Cai M, Guo C, Wang X, et al.

Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) 2023; (248(10)):858-865 doi:10.1177/15353702231164933.

GFR measurements and ultrasound findings in 154 children with a congenital solitary functioning kidney.

Jørgensen CS, Carstensen R, Awneh H, et al.

Journal of pediatric urology 2023; (19(5)):624.e1-624.e7 doi:10.1016/j.jpurol.2023.05.019.

A Narrative Review of Contact Sports Participation in Children and Young Athletes With a Solitary (Functioning) Kidney.

Coghlan K, McDermott J, Molloy M, et al.

The American journal of sports medicine 2024; (52(11)):2939-2947 doi:10.1177/03635465231216341.

Multicystic renal dysplasia, a histomorphological spectrum: Seven years experience from a tertiary care hospital.

Gupta K, Mandal S, Mallya V, et al.

Indian journal of pathology & microbiology 2024; (67(2)):385-389 doi:10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_202_23.

How effective is nephrectomy in curing hypertension in children with unilateral poorly functioning kidney? A systematic review.

Chandrasekharam VVS, Babu R, Shah M

Pediatric surgery international 2024; (40(1)):96 doi:10.1007/s00383-024-05676-2.

Single-Center Experience of Pediatric Cystic Kidney Disease and Literature Review.

Grlić S, Gregurović V, Martinić M, et al.

Children (Basel, Switzerland) 2024; (11(4)) doi:10.3390/children11040392.

The First Pediatric Case of an IFT140 Heterozygous Deletion Causing Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: Case Report.

Seeman T, Šuláková T, Bosáková A, et al.

Case reports in nephrology and dialysis 2024; (14(1)):104-109 doi:10.1159/000539176.

Practical Approach to Congenital Anomalies of the Kidneys: Focus on Anomalies With Insufficient or Abnormal Nephron Development: Renal Dysplasia, Renal Hypoplasia, and Renal Tubular Dysgenesis.

Gazeu A, Collardeau-Frachon S

Pediatric and developmental pathology : the official journal of the Society for Pediatric Pathology and the Paediatric Pathology Society 2024; (27(5)):459-493 doi:10.1177/10935266241239241.

Subclinical target organ damage in a sample of children and adolescents with solitary functioning kidney. A pilot study.

Tagetti A, Cattazzo F, Marcon D, et al.

Journal of hypertension 2025; (43(2)):221-227 doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000003857.

Renal dysplasia development and chronic kidney disease.

Zhang L, Yang C, Liu X, et al.

Pediatric research 2025; (98(4)):1212-1222 doi:10.1038/s41390-025-03950-0.

Clinical outcomes and risk factors in pediatric patients with solitary functioning kidney: a comparative analysis of congenital and acquired etiologies.

Önal HG, Semet Y

Frontiers in pediatrics 2025; (13()):1574000 doi:10.3389/fped.2025.1574000.

Clinical outcome of children with prenatally diagnosed isolated unilateral multicystic dysplastic kidney.

Huettinger M, Bogner G, Fischer T, et al.

European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology 2025; (312()):114112 doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2025.114112.

Abnormal parenchymal features in the contralateral kidney of patients with multicystic dysplastic kidney.

Shin YS, Kim SW, Heo JE, et al.

Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) 2026; (41(2)):369-378 doi:10.1007/s00467-025-06895-y.

Multicystic dysplastic kidneys (MCDK) during prenatal life and postnatal outcome.

Reinhardt CJM, Henrich W, Verlohren S, et al.

Archives of gynecology and obstetrics 2025; (312(6)):2131-2146 doi:10.1007/s00404-025-08197-y.

Fetal Isolated Unilateral Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney Identified on Second Trimester Ultrasound: Genetic Investigation Results at a Single Referral Center.

Jing XY, Yu QX, Xiao ZQ, et al.

Prenatal diagnosis 2026; (46(5-6)):862-867 doi:10.1002/pd.70020.

Prenatal imaging of upper urinary tract abnormalities: when is MRI useful?

Mallin SM, Forbes-Amrhein MM, Marine MB

Pediatric radiology 2025; doi:10.1007/s00247-025-06465-2.

Paediatric multicystic dysplastic kidney disease in Cape Town, South Africa.

Briggs DC, Hlongwa K, McCulloch M, et al.

BMC nephrology 2025; (27(1)):12 doi:10.1186/s12882-025-04667-2.