Renal cystic lesions are usually diagnosed in the radiologists' practice and therefore their characterization is crucial to determine the clinical approach to be adopted and prognosis. The Bosniak classification based on computed tomography findings has allowed for standardization and categorization of lesions in increasing order of malignancy (I, II, IIF, III and IV) in a simple and accurate w...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of radiographic surveillance for managing minimally and moderately complex renal cysts. PATIENTS AND METHODS Forty-three patients with 50 minimally or moderately complex renal cysts underwent radiographic surveillance at our institution. Study inclusion criteria were surveillance for >2 years (36 patients, mean follow-up 3.0 years) or surveillance for >6 ...

Key words: peripelvic cysts; perirenal cysts; retroperi-The ultrasound examinations and computed tomo-toneal lymphangiectasia; renal vein thrombosis graphy (CT) revealed multiple bilateral peripelvic and perirenal cysts, enlargement of the right and shrinkage of the left kidney. A fluid specimen from these perirenal cysts was aspirated via exploratory puncture and iden

artner duct cysts, the most common benign cystic lesion of the vagina, represent embryologic remnants of the caudal end of the mesonephric (wolffian) duct.1 These cysts are usually small and asymptomatic and have been reported to occur in as many as 1% of all women.1,2 Because the ureteral bud also develops from the wolffian duct, it is not surprising that Gartner duct cysts have been associate...

A 47-year-old man with a bipolar disorder, treated with lithium for 24 years, presented with progressive chronic kidney disease (serum creatinine level 2.0 mg/dL, corresponding to a creatinine clearance of 35 mL/min). Lithium levels were always within therapeutic range (between 0.8 and 1.1 mmol/L). He had a urine output of 4–6 L/day without proteinuria or sediment abnormalities. He had a famili...

Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a common disease and an important cause of renal failure. It is characterized by considerable intrafamilial phenotypic variation and focal cyst formation. To elucidate the molecular basis for these observations, we have developed a novel method for isolating renal cystic epithelia from single cysts and have used it to show that individual ...

We describe five patients diagnosed with von Hippel-Lindau disease who complained of abdominal distension, pain and discomfort for a long time. All patients underwent ultrasonography, CT scan and MRI, which showed huge pancreas filled with multiple cysts. Additionally, extrapancreatic findings such as cerebellar hemangioblastoma (3 patients), retinal hemangioblastoma (2), renal cell carcinoma (...

This study was carried out to determine the prevalence and type of renal lesions in cattle that were slaughtered at the Ghaem (Shahriar) and Ziaran (Ghazvin) abattoirs. A total number of 405 clinically normal cattle were randomly selected and renal samples were taken for histopathological study. The cattle were divided into two groups according to sex, and female groups were divided into two ag...

Seminal vesicle cysts are a very rare condition and its often associated with ipsilateral renal agenesis. The diagnosis of seminal vesicle cysts may be delayed or missed because of the non-specific symptoms of this condition. This article reports a triad of right renal agenesis, ipsilateral seminal vesicle cyst, and ejaculatory duct obstruction (Zinner syndrome) in a 56 years old man.

BACKGROUND Severe hypokalemia is known to cause muscle paralysis, and renal tubular acidosis is a recognized cause. Cystic disease of the kidney is associated with severe hypokalemia. CASE PRESENTATION We report a 33-year-old male patient who presented with generalized limb weakness caused by severe hypokalemia due to renal tubular acidosis, who was found to have renal medullary cysts. CONC...