Cysts can form in the kidney for many reasons, and most such cysts are benign (non-cancerous). However, in some instances a cyst may become enlarged to the point that it causes pain, obstructs the ...

A kidney cyst is a swollen, round, fluid-filled sac that develops on one or both of the kidneys. These cysts can be associated with serious conditions that affect the kidney’s ability to function, but ...

March is National Kidney Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the difference between two kidney disorders — kidney cysts and polycystic kidney disease. Your kidneys are situated in ...

Robotic NSS Without Ischemia for Exophytic Small Renal Masses As nephron-sparing surgery has become widely accepted, increasing emphasis has been placed on reducing surgical morbidity. Cleveland ...

Often kidney cyst and kidney tumour induce the same kind of fear. But according to Dr. Sumit Bansal, consultant – urology, Manipal Hospital Dwarka, New Delhi, they are distinctly different. In an ...

The presence and number of kidney cysts, particularly in the medulla, may be an additional imaging-based biomarker for progressive CKD after radical nephrectomy for kidney cancer. Among patients who ...

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 ...

Analyses of the chemical composition of fluid in 12 cysts of a polycystic kidney disclosed marked variations in the concentrations of selected cations, glucose, urea and creatinine. The concentrations ...

Liver cysts were found in over 80% of patients with ADPKD but were not associated with chronic kidney disease stage, Mayo classification, PKD1 or PKD2 genotype variant, liver enzyme levels, or quality ...