Are Simple Renal Cysts in Childhood Associated With Kidney Stones?

are simple renal cysts in childhood associated with kidney stones?

Are Simple Renal Cysts in Childhood Associated With Kidney Stones?

The renal tubules, in their various segments, are mainly responsible for the final composition of urine from glo­ merular ultrafiltrate. In a complex process involving resorption and secretion mechanisms, the tubules are responsible for retaining substances in the body, some substances are recovered almost 100% such as water and sodium chloride. Tubulopathies are a group of diseases where these...

Renal pathology associated with kidney stones in two buffaloes

Background: Reports on kidney stone incidences in large animal is not uncommon and that too in buffaloes. Despite, their repeated recording during post mortem examination, detailed elaboration of their effect on renal system including anatomical and functional changes were not described sufficiently. It is believed that nutritional alteration(s) in feeding regimen of large animals play signific...

Simple Renal Cysts: Are they Really Benign ?

B n i g n r e n a l n e o p l a s m s c o n s t i t u t e a l a r g e a n d heterogeneous group of lesions which include the simple renal cysts (SRCs), selected complex r e n a l c y s t s , c o r t i c a l a n d metanephric angiomyolipoma, oncocytoma, the rarer cyst ic nephroma, mixed epithel ia l / stromal tumor and leiomyoma, as well as other, even more esoteric tumor types. SRCs are discret...

Simple renal cysts.

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the incidence of simple renal cyst, the relationship between both size and location of cysts, and the effect on calyces; and to correlate symptomatology and effect on the pelvicalyceal system. METHODS Abdominal ultrasound examination was performed in 2010 patients for different reasons. Simple renal cysts were demonstrated in 110 patients harbouring 198 cysts. The cysts...