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Total renal volume was measured by CT scanning in 43 patients with the adult form of polycystic kidney disease whose 24 h endogenous creatinine clearance ranged from 8 to 130 ml/min. The total volume of the 2 kidneys increased from 1,212 (SD±411) cm3 in patients with normal renal function to 2,053 (SD±698) cm3 in patients with severely decreased function, as compared to 497 (SD±58) cm3 in persons without evidence of renal disease. Despite progression of the disease, the mean difference in size between the 2 kidneys remained constant and was significant only in patients with well-preserved renal function. In 23 of the 43 patients hepatic cysts and in 2 patients pancreatic cysts were demonstrable by CT scanning.
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Thomsen, H.S., Madsen, J.K., Thaysen, J.H. et al. Volume of polycystic kidneys during reduction of renal function. Urol Radiol 3, 85–89 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02927815
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02927815