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What Causes Swollen Kidney In An Infant?
sir, my child is about 8 days, my family doctor has done caesarian , and said there is a swelling in kidney, they said like wait for 1 and half a month to 1 year. after that based on the situation can go for treatment. please advice thanks, eagarly waiting for your advice
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Swollen kidney in infancy may be by various reasons
Most common is multicystic dysplastic kidney
Others are PUJ obstruction, wilms tumour
Most common is multicystic dysplastic kidney
Others are PUJ obstruction, wilms tumour
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