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Renal Abnormalities

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Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract describe a variety of disorders that, as a group, are among the most common congenital abnormalities observed in children. It is estimated that these anomalies impact approximately 1 in 500 children. They are of great clinical importance as they represent the most common causes of renal failure in children. Pediatric surgeons should have a good basic understanding of the common renal abnormalities seen in children.

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  1. Division of Pediatric Urology, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 282 Washington Street, Suite 2E, Hartford, CT, 06106, USA

    Paul H. Smith III & John H. Makari

  2. Division of Urology, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Suite 2E, 282 Washington Street, Hartford, CT, 06106, USA

    Fernando Ferrer

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  1. Department of General Surgery, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Peter Mattei

  2. Division of Pediatric Surgery Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

    Peter F. Nichol

  3. Primary Children’s Hospital Department of Surgery, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

    Michael D. Rollins, II

  4. Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

    Christopher S. Muratore

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Smith, P.H., Makari, J.H., Ferrer, F. (2017). Renal Abnormalities. In: Mattei, P., Nichol, P., Rollins, II, M., Muratore, C. (eds) Fundamentals of Pediatric Surgery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27443-0_88

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