Multicystic dysplastic kidney in children (MCDK)
Multicystic dysplastic kidney (mul·ti·cys·tic - dys·pla·sia - kid·ney) or MCDK occurs when one of the kidneys does not develop properly while in the womb, and has many cysts (fluid-filled sacs) and scar tissue.
What is a multicystic dysplastic kidney in children (MCDK)?
Multicystic dysplastic kidney is a common disorder in which one kidney doesn’t properly form during fetal development.
The kidneys begin to develop in the first trimester of pregnancy and, if something goes wrong, the fetus can end up with one non-functioning kidney that is full of cysts and scar tissue.
In most cases, the other healthy kidney can successfully take over the functions of the non-functioning kidney, such as removing waste from the blood and creating urine.
What are the signs and symptoms of a multicystic dysplastic kidney in children (MCDK)?
Cysts
Scar tissue
How is multicystic dysplastic kidney in children (MCDK) diagnoised?
Many children are diagnoised before birth during a prenatal ultrasound.
Multicystic dysplastic kidney in children (MCDK) doctors and providers
Jyothsna Gattineni, MDPediatric Nephrologist
Craig Peters, MDPediatric Urologist
Mouin Seikaly, MDPediatric Nephrologist
Elizabeth Brown, MDPediatric Nephrologist
Alexandra Carolan, MDPediatric Urologist
Keri Drake, MDPediatric Nephrologist
David Ewalt, MDPediatric Urologist
Micah Jacobs, MDPediatric Urologist
Halima Janjua, MDPediatric Nephrologist
Raymond Quigley, MDPediatric Nephrologist
Bruce Schlomer, MDPediatric Urologist
Irina Stanasel, MDPediatric Urologist
Smitha Vidi, MDPediatric Nephrologist
Robin Landgraf, APRN, PNP-PCNurse Practitioner - Nephrology