March is National Kidney Month, which makes this a good time to learn more about the difference between two kidney disorders — kidney cysts and polycystic kidney disease. Your kidneys are situated in ...

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a debilitating hereditary condition in which fluid-filled sacs form and proliferate in the kidneys. Over time, the painful, growing cysts rob the organs of their ...

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is an inherited disorder in which clusters of fluid-filled cysts gradually develop within the kidneys. As these cysts enlarge and multiply, they damage the surrounding ...

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a common genetic disorder, and it's thought to affect over 12 million people every year. PKD causes fluid filled cysts to form in the kidney, causing pain and high ...

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 ...

When I was 16, I was in a car accident on my way to school and my spleen was injured. I needed to undergo a CT scan to make sure there was no other internal damage to my organs. The ER doctors checked ...

Chronic pain is a common challenge when you have autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). But there are many treatment options to help you manage your pain and other symptoms so you can ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers say sugar can affect cysts that may be a factor in a common type of kidney disease. Oliver Bunic/Bloomberg via Getty Images The research team cultivated organoids that ...