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 ...

Autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common genetic renal disease, primarily caused by germline mutation of PKD1 or PKD2, leading to end-stage renal disease. The Hippo ...

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) afflicts as many as two million people around the world, affecting multiple organs, including lungs, brain, skin, and kidneys. In about 80 percent of cases, it causes ...

Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHDS) is a genetic disorder that increases the risk of developing benign skin cancers, polycystic kidney disease (PKD), lung cysts, and many types of kidney cancers. PKD is ...

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 ...

A 46-year-old man who recently moved to the area was referred to the nephrology clinic for kidney cysts. He was found to have multiple cysts in the left kidney at age 27 for which he was referred to ...

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ABDOMINAL masses in the newborn infant are an intriguing medical phenomenon from the point of view of both diagnosis and selection of treatment. In a recent review by Melicow and Uson 1 of 372 cases ...