renal cystic diseases
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Renal cystic disease comprises a mixed group of heritable, developmental, and acquired disorders.
Because of their diverse etiology, histology, and clinical presentation, no single scheme of classification has gained acceptance.
Classification in fetus and neonate
I. renal dysplasia
II. polycystic kidney diseases (polycystic renal diseases)
III. renal medullary cystic diseases (renal medullary cysts)
IV. renal cortical cysts
V. renal cysts in hereditary syndromes
VI. neoplastic cysts
VII. miscellaneous renal cysts
Classification in adults
Topography
cortical cysts
medullary cysts
diffuse cysts
Questions
renal lobulation ?
glomerulogenesis ?
pyelocaliceal cavities ?
ureteres: thin or dilated ?
bladder: normal or dilated ?
topography of the renal cysts
- cortical renal cysts
- medullary renal cysts
- diffuse renal cysts
See also
renal cysts
renal cystic lesions
renal cystic tumors