What Is Polycystic Kidney Disease PKD

Added: 2026-05-28

[00:00:00]What is polycystic kidney disease PKD?

[00:00:03]So polycystic kidney disease is an inherited genetic kidney disease in which fluid fil cysts which you can see here start to develop in both of the kidneys. Over time this can lead to progressive loss of kidney function and potentially kidney failure. This is the most common genetic kidney disease.

[00:00:26]Patients who have a family history of polycystic kidney disease are at risk for having this.

[00:00:32]>> How do you treat it?

[00:00:34]>> So, Scripps Clinic Nefology was involved with a landmark clinical trial that led to the development of the first FDA approved treatment for polycystic kidney disease. This medication can significantly slow the growth of the kidney cyst, which means for our patients that they can have years more of life without kidney failure.