Endocrine Abstracts

A Multicystic dysplastic kidney (MCDK) is a congenital, renal, cystic transformation usually diagnosed perinatally with 1:1000-4,000 incidence1. The natural history of MCDK is disputed with involution1, enlargement and development of hypertension2, infection and malignant transformation reported in the literature. We describe the incidental detection of An occult MCDK was detected in a 25-year-old chef who presented with a 4 month history of di...

A Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney (MCDK) is a congenital, renal, cystic transformation usually diagnosed perinatally with 1:1000 to 4,000 incidence1. The natural history of MCDK is disputed with involution1, enlargement and development of hypertension2, infection and malignant transformation reported in the literature. We describe the case of a 25-year-old chef in whom an occult MCDK was incidentally detected. He presented with a four month histo...