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what is polycystic kidney disease?

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See below: Polycystic kidney disease is a inherited disease in which fluid filled cavities ranging from microscopic to larger sizes upto 10-15 cm occur in the kidneys, causing them to grow very big and loose function. The patients may have no symptoms or present with blood in urine and sometimes kidney pain.Besides controlling high blood pressure there is no definitive treatment yet.Many studies are ongoing.

Question 2

could polycystic kidney disease be cured?

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Not cured: Other than by kidney transplant. Polycystic kidney disease is not universally fatal. Impaired kidney function can be controlled for a long time by diet ; control of hypertension if present. Occasionally symptomatic cysts can be marsupialised laparoscopically. But, as yet, there is no medical treatment to eliminate the cysts. Many require eventual dialysis or transplant.

Question 3

what is the cause of polycystic kidney disease?

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Cause- unknown: Exact etiology for PKD unknown. Some researchers swear that genetics plays a big role-- hence ADPKD and ARPKD ( autosomal dominant type and recessive type). But then there are other tapers not genetically oriented. Some hypothesize-- something goes wrong in signaling at cellular level during renal development--- pronephro/ mesonephros/ metabephros stages!

Question 4

how can people inherit polycystic kidney disease?

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Genetic anomalies: Some medical conditions, including adult polycystic kidney disease, are carried in our genes and can be passed from parent to child. Generally, if one parent has pckd, their child will have a 50/50 chance of inheriting it.

Question 5

can you tell me much about polycystic kidney disease?

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Genetics etc: Most common is autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, adpkd, 50 % of offspring will develop it. Much less common is infantile or autosomal recessive polycystic renal disease, arpkd, inherited by 25% of kids of same parents who are both "carriers". Neither curable, infantile requires treatment  from birth with early nephrectomy + dialysis ; transplantation. Adpkd ok early, slowly progressive.

Question 6

how do you typically diagnose polycystic kidney disease?

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Ultrasound: You can take an imaging study called a renal ultrasound.  The ultrasound can determine the number of cysts on your kidneys and can lead to a diagnose of polycystic kidney disease.

Question 7

is polycystic kidney disease the same entity as polycystitis?

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No : Polycystic kidney disease is a genetic disease where multiple cysts can form in the kidney and other organs and cause kidney failure. Polycystitis is sometimes used to refer to polycystic ovarian syndrome.

Question 8

what are the symptoms associated with polycystic kidney disease?

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Pain: Typically pain in flank area both sides, blood in urine , hypertension, and over time progressive kidney failure.

Question 9

what are some of the clinical findings of polycystic kidney disease?

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Polycystic kidneys: It is a genetic disease which is autosamal dominant, which means if any of the parents have the disease, there is one in two chance of the child to have this condition.It is bilateral and can be assciated with cysts in other areslike liver, pancreas, and in some cases heart and brain.It is asumptomatic in children and many patients develope hypertension and ultimately kidney failure end in dialysis.

Question 10

might it happen that a man with polycystic kidney disease have children?

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Usually!: Adult polycystic kidney disease (apkd) is one of the most common inherited disorders. Extra-renal manifestation of apkd is not uncommon. Cysts involving the male reproductive system have been reported. Among cysts involving the reproductive system, seminal vesicle cysts have been reported. Current literature reports that majority of men "remain fertile.".

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