What is solitary kidney?

Solitary kidney is a congenital finding in which a person only has one kidney and the other fails to develop.

How do members experience solitary kidney?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with solitary kidney*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for solitary kidney*

Who has solitary kidney on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 5
40s 9
50s 4
60s 4
70+ 6

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 7
Female 22