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