Simple Renal Cysts in Children: Review of the Literature and Report of Five Cases

Simple Renal Cortical Cysts in Children: Two Uncommon Case Reports

“…Gordon et al [2] have documented only 9 cases of simple renal cysts during a period of 10 years. It seems that this low incidence (compared to the expected rate of 2-4% as documented by postmortem studies [3]) is related to the fact that the main diagnostic procedure was an excretory study which is not sensitive enough to detect small cysts. (The average diameter of the cysts in the study of Gordon was 3.5 cm.)…”

Simple Renal Cysts in Childhood

“…Clsually (licrc is it singlc cyst in the upper or lower pole, but there may be 2 or 3 cysts in one kidney. Deweerd and Simon (1956) reviewed 21 cases of simple renal cysts in childhood, including 5 of their own cases. Gall and Kurtz (1958) reported another case, and the 2 cases described here bring the total number of cases of simple renal cysts reported in childhood to 24.…”

“…Gall and Kurtz (1958) reported another case, and the 2 cases described here bring the total number of cases of simple renal cysts reported in childhood to 24. Deweerd and Simon (1956) stressed various criteria for the diagnosis of simple renal cysts which are fulfilled by the 2 cases under review.…”

Quiste Renal Simple

“…La forma de presentation clinica mas frecuente es la de una masa abdominal; ocasionalmente los pacientes consultan por dolor abdominal, hematuria, albuminuria y, raras veces por hipertension arterial 4 Casos Ch'nicos 1. Varon de tres meses de edad que consulto por aumento de volumen abdominal notado al mes de vida, sin otros antecedentes morbidos personates o familiares.…”

“…Los quisles renales simples se han descrito en adultos pero rara vez alcanzan un tamano suficiente como para ser clmicamente evidentes durante la ninez 4 . Se han propuesto varias formas de clasificacion para las lesiones qui'sticas renales; Braash y Henrich las dividen en quisles simples, de retencion o inflamatorios, peripelvicos, secundarios a cambios patologicos en el tejido renal y poliqui slices.…”