Renal hypoplasia, defined as abnormally small kidneys with normal morphology and reduced nephron number, is a common cause of pediatric renal failure and adult-onset disease. Genetic studies ...

From the Urological Department of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Mintz — Resident, Urological Service, Massachusetts General Hospital. Stewart — Surgical Resident, Massachusetts General ...

The infants in whom shunts were placed using intrauterine surgery did not die from pulmonary hypoplasia any more but survived with very poor renal function, which means dialysis from an early age ...