A kidney cyst is a fluid-filled sac that develops on one or both of the kidneys. These cysts are round, thin walled and can range in size from microscopic to around 5cm in diameter. They may be ...

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.

But scans a few years ago revealed something else. "They found tumors in the kidney," he recalls. "Over 50% of people, over 50 years of age, have cysts on their kidneys," says Dr. Kutikov.

One or more cysts can develop in a kidney," the CCS explains, adding that it's most common in adults 50 years or older. It's actually pretty hard to identify a kidney condition, experts say.

Education: Kalamazoo Public Schools board votes to change location of El Sol Elementary It's one of the most common inherited kidney diseases, and an afflicted individual develops kidney cysts ...

A prolonged course of antibiotic therapy lasting at least 28 days dramatically reduces the risk of recurrent cyst infection in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.