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Children born with a single kidney can lead normal lives: study
Ahmedabad Mirror
|December 19, 2025
Paediatric health experts, nephrologists, and surgeons across India are sharing a unified message of reassurance: children born with a single kidney, a condition known as unilateral renal agenesis (URA), can live healthy and active lives when provided with proper medical oversight, nutritional guidance, and supportive home and school environments.
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According to global epidemiological data, approximately one in 1,000 to 2,000 babies are born with a solitary kidney.
A 2023 meta-analysis covering more than 15.6 million individuals found that renal agenesis occurs in 0.03 per cent of births, with unilateral cases accounting for the majority. In many children, the functioning kidney naturally enlarges, a process called compensatory hypertrophy, allowing it to perform the work of two kidneys effectively.
This story is from the December 19, 2025 edition of Ahmedabad Mirror.
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