Non-hereditary multiple renal cysts in unilateral kidney

Non-hereditary multiple renal cysts in unilateral kidney

A 52-year-old male, who noticed a sudden onset of general fatigue and appetite loss, visited our hospital. No other family member had a history of renal disease. He had been diagnosed with alcoholic hepatopathy 10 years before. His blood pressure was 112/72 mmHg. His right kidney was felt during palpation at the upper right abdominal area. Laboratory findings showed elevated levels of liver enz...

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...

Successful living-related kidney transplantation in hereditary renal hypouricaemia.

Successful living-related kidney transplantation in hereditary renal hypouricaemia Sir, Hereditary renal hypouricaemia (MIM: 220150) is a syndrome that involves a defect in urate transporter1 (URAT1) for urate reabsorption at the brush border membrane of the proximal tubule in the kidney [1]. A G774A mutation in SLC22A12 encoding URAT1 is the dominant mutation in Japanese [2]. Since hypouricaem...

Unilateral renal cystic disease in the right kidney.

A 51-year-old man was referred from oncology department with incidental detection of unilateral multiple renal cysts on computed tomography (CT) during evaluation of colon cancer (Figure-1). Abdominal CT revealed enlarged right kidney with variable-sized round, well-marginated multiple cysts without capsule formation or solid content, while the left kidney was normal. Family history was negativ...