RT Book, Section
A1 Dirkx, Tonja C.
A1 Woodell, Tyler
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
SR Print(0)
ID 1166170982
T1 Cystic Diseases of the Kidney
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2020
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260455281
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1166170982
RD 2022/05/26
AB Renal  cysts  are  epithelium-lined  cavities  filled  with  fluid  or  semisolid  material  that  develop  primarily  from  renal  tubular  elements.  One  or  more  simple  cysts  are  found  in  50%  of  individuals  over  the  age  of  50  years.  They  are  rarely  symptomatic  and  have  little  clinical  significance.  In  contrast,  generalized  cystic  diseases  are  associated  with  cysts  scattered  throughout  the  cortex  and  medulla  of  both  kidneys  and  can  progress  to  ESRD  (Table  22–10).