Acquired cystic disease of the kidney analyzed by microdissection

H Vandeursen, B Van Damme, J Baert, L Baert - The Journal of urology, 1991 - Elsevier
Four cases of acquired cystic disease of the kidney (ACDK) were studied by the
microdissection technique (MD) of Darmady and Baert to analyze the cystic transformation.
No patient had a history or clinical evidence of the adult polycystic disease of the kidney
(APDK). Hypothetical models related the pathogenesis of cystic transformation to either
obstructive or degenerative factors. Microdissection was performed in four nephrectomy
specimens of hemodialyzed patients and a total of 155 nephrons were isolated. The atrophy …