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Revision as of 11:11, 19 August 2013 by Peter Anderson (talk | contribs) (The two kidneys in this slide are from the same patient. One kidney (1) is relatively normal, although increased in size due to compensatory hypertrophy. The other kidney (2) is very small with only rudimentary nodules of renal parenchyma. This kidney ...)
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The two kidneys in this slide are from the same patient. One kidney (1) is relatively normal, although increased in size due to compensatory hypertrophy. The other kidney (2) is very small with only rudimentary nodules of renal parenchyma. This kidney had never developed and therefore this process represents hypoplasia. How does one differentiate between atrophy and hypoplasia?

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current11:11, 19 August 2013Thumbnail for version as of 11:11, 19 August 2013670 × 450 (47 KB)Peter Anderson (talk | contribs)The two kidneys in this slide are from the same patient. One kidney (1) is relatively normal, although increased in size due to compensatory hypertrophy. The other kidney (2) is very small with only rudimentary nodules of renal parenchyma. This kidney ...

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