This is a hereditary condition which almost always bilateral. This condition does not manifest itself before the age of 40 years. It is an autosomal dominant trait and is often associated with cysts of the liver, spleen and the pancreas.
This condition seems to occur due to the defect in the mechanism of joining between the uriniferous tubules and the collecting tubules. This is the junction failure theory of Hildebrandt.
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