The life expectancy of infants who are diagnosed with bilateral renal agenesis is expected to be:
a. death within 1 year of birth.
b. a fairly normal, healthy life.
c. death within a few hours of birth.
d. good when anomalies are corrected with surgery.
ANS: C
Bilateral renal agenesis is a rare disorder incompatible with extrauterine life. The infant lives only a few hours.
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