Polycystic kidneys have been reported in association with renal disease or as incidental necropsy findings in several species (1,2,7,8,10,11,14,21). Polycystic kidneys can be clinically significant in humans (4,11) and economically significant in swine (21). Several types of congenital and adult forms of renal cysts have been described (3,11). This report describes an adult form of polycystic kidneys in a pigeon.
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