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 ...

Regeneration is widely observed following renal injury in experimental animals and even in humans. 1,2,3 Indeed, the repair of portions of an existing nephron after tubular damage is conserved ...

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 ...