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case_images: Coronal MRI of a patient with ADPKD, before (A) and after (B) 6-months treatment with low-dose rapamycin. (C) Macroscopic view of the left kidney after nephrectomy.
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case_images: The initial renal volume was 1026 ml and the final renal volume 785 ml, that is, a volume change of -241 ml (-23.5%) within 6 months (Figure 1A and B). In February 2008, the haematuria became life threatening and the kidney was removed (weight 1309 g) (Figure 1C).
case_images: Change in kidney volume. Rapamycin was administered from July 2006 to February 2007.
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case_images: The change in kidney volume during and after rapamycin is represented in Figure 2.