Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2014
A 10-year-old child was found to have a congenital hypoplasia of the left kidney. Ultrasound examination revealed that the right kidney was markedly enlarged and had regular shape. No functional disorders were revealed. Specify the process that developed in the right kidney:
Answer options
- Vicarious hypertrophy
- Metaplasia
- Working hypertrophy
- Pseudohypertrophy
- Hypertrophic growth
Correct answer
Vicarious hypertrophy
Explanation
Vicarious hypertrophy is the hypertrophy of an organ following the failure of another organ because of a functional relationship between them.
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