Hereditary Renal Cystic Diseases: Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Does this patient have autosomal dominant polycystic disease? Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is a systemic disease characterized by cyst formation in the kidneys and a spectrum of extrarenal manifestations with variable penetrance. Cyst growth and expansion occurs throughout the patient’s lifetime, resulting in progressive renal enlargement, renal insufficiency and ultimately renal failure usually…
