title: Polycystic kidney and liver disease in cats.
abstract: This paper reviews 27 cases of polycystic disease of the kidneys and/or liver in cats. The multiple cysts in the kidneys were rounded in all but one case, as described in adult polycystic kidney disease in humans. In 68% of the cats presented with polycystic kidneys, there were also cystic changes of the liver (uni- or multilocular cysts and/or congenital hepatic fibrosis (CHF)). In 1 cat polycystic changes of kidneys and liver were accompanied by cysts in the pancreas. In 5 cases there was severe pancreas fibrosis. Twenty-one of the 27 cats were Persian or Persian-crossbred.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Bosje
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: van den Ingh
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: van der Linde-Sipman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D002415:Cats; D003560:Cysts; D005260:Female; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D010182:Pancreatic Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*