Human Embryology and Teratology

Teaching text  10: Urinary system  14: Malformations and anomalies 1

Malformations and anomalies of the urinary system

Kidney and ureter

If the ureteric bud fails to meet the metanephrogenic blastema, an unilateral or bilateral renal aplasia will result.
A cystic kidney can have various causes. It is characterized by numerous cysts filled with liquid.
An ureteric duplication can also occur.

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