A 46-year-old woman with a prior diagnosis of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) was referred to the nephrology clinic with abdominal fullness. She had been diagnosed with ADPKD by ultrasound 10 years previously at a different renal unit and was subsequently lost to follow-up. Her father was diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease at the age of 74 with a normal kidney functio...

A 45-year-old male presented with a clinical history of vague upper abdominal pain. There was no significant medical illness or any history of renal disease in the past. Clinical examination and laboratory parameters were unremarkable. A serum creatinine value of 0.83 mg/dL, serum sodium of 139 mEq/L and serum potassium of 4.2 mEq/L were reported. Contrast-enhanced CT study of the abdomen revea...

We present a case of autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease diagnosed at 28 weeks’ gestation by ultrasonographic examination and magnetic resonance imaging(MRI). The fetal kidneys were symmetrically enlarged and highly echogenic by ultrasonographic examination and showed high-signal intensity on T2-weighted images by MRI. Cystic leasions were recognized by neither examination. In additio...

Recurrent upper urinary tract (renal) infections have been reported to be frequent in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease and often difficult to treat. Female preference and enteric organism predominance suggest that these renal infections are acquired to retrograde from the lower urinary tract. We encountered a rare case of bilateral polycystic kidneys with spontaneous i...