title: [Cystic renal changes in chronic hemodialysed patients].
abstract: In this study we investigated the appearance of renal cysts in 43 chronic hemodialyzed patients using ultrasound (3.5 MHz-sector scanner). The mean age of the patients was 45 years, and the mean duration of dialysis was 26.3 months. In 21 patients (= 49%) cysts could be found. In 10 of these patients a former investigation at beginning of dialysis did not demonstrate any cystic lesions. The diameter of the cysts varied between 5 and 30 mm. Considering the duration of dialysis, in 9 (= 39%) out of 23 patients with a maximum duration of dialysis of 2 years cysts could be demonstrated by ultrasound, and in 12 (= 60%) of 20 patients, who had been dialysed for more than 2 years. The clinical impact of the demonstration of such cysts was recently reported in cases which developed complications like tumour formation or severe bleeding.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003928:Diabetic Nephropathies / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009394:Nephritis, Hereditary / Q000628:therapy; D009395:Nephritis, Interstitial / Q000628:therapy; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Zystische Nierenveränderungen bei chronisch hämodialysierten Patienten.