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Illuminations
Published Online:May 1 2000https://doi.org/10.1148/radiographics.20.3.g00ma22856
Medical illustration by James A. Cooper, MD, Radiology Medical Group, San Diego, California ([email protected];www.cooperspective.com)
Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease Drawing illustrates the renal and hepatic involvement of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD). Although massively enlarged, the kidneys retain their reniform shape; the inset shows the characteristic collecting duct ectasia. The cutaway view of the liver reveals dilated intrahepatic biliary ducts and areas of periportal fibrosis, also characteristic for ARPKD.
