medullary sponge kidney/abdominal pain

The case of a 11 year old boy with medullary sponge Kidney and nephrolithiasis discovered because of abdominal pain is described. Functional tubular impairment (concentrating defect, distal tubular acidosis) was present. No hypercalciuria nor hyperparathyroidism was detected. The diagnosis of

Nephrocalcinosis (NC) is a renal disease characterized by deposition of calcium salts into the renal medulla. There are several causes, organic, iatrogenic, hereditary and sometimes related to extrarenal diseases. We studied 34 children affected by NC, 21 M and 13 F (average age at diagnosis 7.8

OBJECTIVE Caroli's syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive hereditary disease. Here a case of Caroli's syndrome associated with medullary sponge kidney was reported. The patient was a 2-years and 10 months-old boy. He presented with hepatosplenomegaly. Fever, abdominal pain or jaundice was not found.