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Descriptor English: Medullary Sponge Kidney
Descriptor Spanish: Riñón Esponjoso Medular
Descriptor riñón en esponja
Entry term(s) enfermedad de Cacchi-Ricci
riñón esponjoso medular
Scope note: Enfermedad quística de la porción medular de las pirámides renales. Es asintomática a menos que se complique con una infección, cálculos u obstrucción. Se debe distinguir de la enfermedad poliquística congénita de los riñones.
Descriptor Portuguese: Rim em Esponja Medular
Descriptor French: Rein en éponge
Entry term(s): Cacchi Ricci Disease
Cacchi Ricci Syndrome
Cacchi-Ricci Syndrome
Canalicular Ectasia, Precalyceal
Canalicular Ectasias, Precalyceal
Disease, Cacchi Ricci
Ectasia, Precalyceal Canalicular
Ectasias, Precalyceal Canalicular
Kidney, Sponge
Kidneys, Sponge
Medullary Sponge Kidneys
Precalyceal Canalicular Ectasia
Precalyceal Canalicular Ectasias
Ricci Disease, Cacchi
Sponge Kidney
Sponge Kidney, Medullary
Sponge Kidneys
Sponge Kidneys, Medullary
Syndrome, Cacchi-Ricci
Tree number(s): C12.050.351.968.419.403.500
C12.200.777.419.403.500
C12.950.419.403.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007691
Scope note: A non-hereditary KIDNEY disorder characterized by the abnormally dilated (ECTASIA) medullary and inner papillary portions of the collecting ducts. These collecting ducts usually contain CYSTS or DIVERTICULA filled with jelly-like material or small calculi (KIDNEY STONES) leading to infections or obstruction. It should be distinguished from congenital or hereditary POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASES.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 2006; see KIDNEY, SPONGE 1965-2005
History Note: 2006 (1965)
DeCS ID: 7860
Unique ID: D007691
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Date Established: 1965/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Medullary Sponge Kidney - Preferred
Concept UI M0012032
Scope note A non-hereditary KIDNEY disorder characterized by the abnormally dilated (ECTASIA) medullary and inner papillary portions of the collecting ducts. These collecting ducts usually contain CYSTS or DIVERTICULA filled with jelly-like material or small calculi (KIDNEY STONES) leading to infections or obstruction. It should be distinguished from congenital or hereditary POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASES.
Preferred term Medullary Sponge Kidney
Entry term(s) Cacchi Ricci Disease
Cacchi Ricci Syndrome
Cacchi-Ricci Syndrome
Canalicular Ectasia, Precalyceal
Canalicular Ectasias, Precalyceal
Disease, Cacchi Ricci
Ectasia, Precalyceal Canalicular
Ectasias, Precalyceal Canalicular
Kidney, Sponge
Kidneys, Sponge
Medullary Sponge Kidneys
Precalyceal Canalicular Ectasia
Precalyceal Canalicular Ectasias
Ricci Disease, Cacchi
Sponge Kidney
Sponge Kidney, Medullary
Sponge Kidneys
Sponge Kidneys, Medullary
Syndrome, Cacchi-Ricci



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