Q I am a 55-year-old man and had an abdominal ultrasound scan last week because of vague upper abdominal discomfort. My general practitioner has told me that I have a four centimetre cyst in my kidney ...

Q. During a pelvic ultrasound to evaluate uterine fibroids, a radiologist found a cyst in one of my kidneys. Should I be concerned about kidney cancer? A. Kidney (or renal) cysts are fluid-filled sacs ...

What Is a Kidney Cyst? There are different kinds of kidney cysts. A simple kidney cyst is a round pouch of smooth, thin-walled tissue or a closed pocket that is usually filled with fluid. One or more ...

World Kidney Day was commemorated on Thursday (March 14, 2024), making this a good time to learn more about the difference between two kidney disorders: kidney cysts and polycystic kidney disease.

A kidney cyst is a swollen, round, fluid-filled sac that develops on one or both of the kidneys. These cysts can be associated with serious conditions that affect the kidney’s ability to function, but ...

A specially engineered antibody that can infiltrate kidney cysts has shown the ability to block key growth signals driving ...

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. In an ...

Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) afflicts as many as two million people around the world, affecting multiple organs, including lungs, brain, skin, and kidneys. In about 80 percent of cases, it causes ...

A 46-year-old man who recently moved to the area was referred to the nephrology clinic for kidney cysts. He was found to have multiple cysts in the left kidney at age 27 for which he was referred to ...

“Kidney cysts are water-filled cavities in the kidney. Simple cysts are not cancerous and usually do not cause any problems, but if the cyst has a solid component or it has septa that get enhanced on ...