RENAL CYSTIC DISEASE

Course overview

RENAL CYSTIC DISEASE IS A TERM THAT REFERS TO THE GROUP OF PATHOLOGIC CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF RENAL CYSTS. THESE CONDITIONS MAY PRESENT IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH EXTRARENAL SYMPTOMS AND HAVE GENETIC OR NON-INHERITED ETIOLOGIES. THE RENAL CYSTS CAUSED BY THESE CONDITIONS ARE SOME OF THE MOST COMMON RENAL ABNORMALITIES AND CAN VARY FROM BEING CLINICALLY INSIGNIFICANT TO RESULTING IN END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE. DIFFERENT RENAL CYSTIC DISEASES CAN BE DIFFERENTIATED BASED ON AGE OF PRESENTATION, CYST SIZE AND CHARACTERISTICS, EXTRARENAL SYMPTOMS, AND FAMILY HISTORY. THIS ACTIVITY IDENTIFIES THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF THE DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF RENAL CYSTIC DISEASE AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.