Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Dilatation of renal calices

HP:0100581

What it means

An abnormal enlargement of the renal calices, the system of ducts of the kidney that collect urine.

Rare diseases that can present with this6

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Caliceal dilatation · Caliectasis · Megacalicosis

Dilatation of renal calices

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.