Evidence-based recommendations on laparoscopic deroofing of simple renal cysts. This involves draining the cyst and removing part of the cyst wall through small cuts in the abdomen (keyhole surgery).

Q: I was told that I have a Baker's cyst on the back of my knee. The doctor told me I had to have it drained, but I'm afraid of being cut open. What do you advise? A: We commonly think of a cyst as ...

Often kidney cyst and kidney tumour induce the same kind of fear. But according to Dr. Sumit Bansal, consultant – urology, Manipal Hospital Dwarka, New Delhi, they are distinctly different. In an ...