Catalog
Oligomeganephronia
Link to WHO Definition
Oligomeganephronia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1283447040
Oligomeganephronic renal hypoplasia is a severe developmental defect of both kidneys characterised by a reduced number of nephrons (the functional unit of the kidney), hypertrophic glomeruli with diameters twice the normal size, hypertrophic tubules and thickening of Bowman's capsule, occurring in the absence of a urinary tract malformation.