Diagnosis of cystic kidney diseases requires a thorough clinical workup, taking into account not only kidney size and cyst localization, but also extrarenal manifestations The utility of genetic ...

A new method using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) accurately tracks structural changes that predict functional changes earlier than standard blood and urine tests in people with autosomal dominant ...

Background A 17-year-old girl, who was diagnosed with tuberous sclerosis in infancy, presented with multiple bilateral renal masses, the largest of which was 6.0 cm in diameter on the left side.

A kidney cyst is a fluid-filled sac that develops on one or both of the kidneys. These cysts are round, thin walled and can range in size from microscopic to around 5cm in diameter. They may be ...

Kidney (renal) cysts are fluid-filled sacs that form on one or both of the kidneys. Usually, these cysts do not cause symptoms or kidney damage, in which case they are referred to as simple kidney ...