POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE

POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE

The axial CT scan done with intravenous contrast demonstrates the presence of bilaterally enlarged kidneys (asterisks) a solitary cyst of the polycystic kidneys is marked with the arrow heads. The left kidney demonstrates the presence of a calcified cyst wall as the result of a previous infection or hemorrhage. The presence of a fluid/fluid level within a cyst may indicate either hemorrhage or infection.

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