Polycystic Kidney Disease Xray. But some people with pkd have a mild disease and might never progress to end stage kidney disease. Polycystic kidney diseases diagnostic imaging tomography x ray computed.
It causes fluid filled cysts to form in the kidneys. Pkd may impair kidney function and eventually cause kidney failure. Polycystic kidney disease pkd or pckd also known as polycystic kidney syndrome is a genetic disorder in which the renal tubules become structurally abnormal resulting in the development and growth of multiple cysts within the kidney.
Polycystic kidney diseases diagnostic imaging tomography x ray computed.
It causes fluid filled cysts to form in the kidneys. Polycystic kidney disease is one of the most common causes of chronic kidney failure in adults. Often people with pkd reach end stage kidney disease between ages 55 to 65. Findings on an x ray suggestive of polycystic kidney disease include enlarged kidneys multiple ring like calcifications arising from the renal cyst elongated and splayed calyces due to the cyst.