Written by Aksaayurveda » Updated on: June 17th, 2025
Definition:
Kidney shrinkage also known as kidney atrophy means that the kidney is smaller than the average size. A normal adult kidney is usually 10–12 cm long, 3–5 cm wide, and 3 cm thick, and weighs 150–260 g.
Kidney shrinkage or kidney atrophy may be due to low blood supply to the kidney, loss of nephrons, chronic infection , blockage of the kidney or may be congenital called kidney hypoplasia.
Prevalence:
According to the study published in Lancet Journal in march 2024, the prevalence of chronic kidney disease population worldwide is 10%. Most of the kidney shrinkage or kidney atrophy happens only due to chronic kidney disease only.
Renal hypoplasia may be congenital due to poor development of kidneys or may develop during lifespan. It is very difficult to prove the number of the population having renal hypoplasia since Birth due to lack of proper invasive diagnosis (ultrasonography).
Congenital or severe reduction of nephrons in case of renal hypoplasia or dysplasia is the main cause of end stage renal disease in childhood .
Risk Factors:
Symptoms: Sometimes there are no symptoms of kidney shrinkage especially if the cause is slow and over many years.
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