The largest cyst measured 5.7 cm in diameter with thin septations and proteinaceous material. The right kidney was normal in texture and size (11.5 cm in length) with no cysts.

Renal cysts and diabetes syndrome is a rare subtype of diabetes. It belongs to a group of conditions known as maturity onset diabetes of the young. It occurs due to an alteration in the HNF1B gene.

Simple kidney cysts do not usually cause symptoms, damage to the kidney, or impair its function. However, if a cyst becomes large enough, it may cause pain between the ribs and hips and press on ...

Based on their recent findings, You et al. indicated that 96% of patients with benign cysts or CRCCs greater than 4 cm in size might be able to avoid radical nephrectomy and instead undergo ...

Often kidney cyst and kidney tumour induce the same kind of fear. But according to Dr. Sumit Bansal, consultant – urology, Manipal Hospital Dwarka, New Delhi, they are distinctly different.