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This comprehensive, easy to read reference addresses the clinical implications of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) in children. Authored by a panel of internationally recognized pediatric nephrologists and urologists, chapters discuss clinical presentation, workup, interpretation of imaging studies, genetics, prenatal diagnosis, prevention and treatment of various anomalies to help the practitioner understand, diagnose and manage CAKUT. Tables, figures, algorithms and an extensive appendix listing conditions and syndromes associated with CAKUT are featured to assist physicians in the differential diagnosis and workup of different conditions.
List of contents
Chapter 1 Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract: An Overview.- Chapter 2 Anatomy, Applied Embryology and Pathogenesis of Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract.- Chapter 3 Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney: Number, Position, Rotation, Vasculature.- Chapter 4 Renal Dysplasia and Congenital Cystic Diseases of the Kidney.- Chapter 5 Congenital Hydronephrosis.- Chapter 6 Vesicoureteral Reflux.- Chapter 7 Congenital Anomalies of the Urethra.- Chapter 8 Duplication Anomalies of the Kidney and Ureters.- Chapter 9 Congenital Anomalies of the Urinary Bladder.- Chapter 10 Prune Belly Syndrome.- Chapter 11 Congenital Neuropathic Bladder.- Chapter 12 Imaging of Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract.- Chapter 13 Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract.- Chapter 14 Clinical Consequences of Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract.- Chapter 15 Genetics of Congenital Anomalies of the Kidneys and Urinary Tract.- Chapter 16 Association of Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract with those of Other Organ Systems.- Appendix Conditions and Syndromes Associated with Congenital Anomalies of the Kidney and Urinary Tract.
About the author
Amin J. Barakat, MD, FAAP Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Georgetown University Medical Center Washington, DC
H. Gil Rushton, MD, FAAPChief, Divison of Urology, Children's National Medical Center, Professor of Urology and Pediatrics, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC
Summary
This comprehensive, easy to read reference addresses the clinical implications of congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) in children. Authored by a panel of internationally recognized pediatric nephrologists and urologists, chapters discuss clinical presentation, workup, interpretation of imaging studies, genetics, prenatal diagnosis, prevention and treatment of various anomalies to help the practitioner understand, diagnose and manage CAKUT. Tables, figures, algorithms and an extensive appendix listing conditions and syndromes associated with CAKUT are featured to assist physicians in the differential diagnosis and workup of different conditions.
