Medullary sponge kidney, also called Cacchi-Ricci disease, causes cysts to form in the small tubes inside the kidneys. It is present at birth, but doctors do not know the cause.

Evaluation of CSR immunostaining in cortical and medullary tubular nephron segments was based on the histomorphologic characteristics of tissue sections stained with hematoxylin and eosin and ...

Cellular regeneration—the repair of portions of the existing nephron after tubular damage—is conserved in all animal species. By contrast, nephron neogenesis is present in lower branches of ...

References: Sabov M, Denic A, Mullan AF, et al. Association of kidney cysts with progressive CKD after radical nephrectomy. Am J Kidney Dis.Published online January 25, 2024. doi:10.1053/j.ajkd ...