Polycystic kidney disease, a disorder that can be diagnosed in adult and pediatric patients, is an inherited disease that involves bilateral renal cysts without dysplasia. The condition is broadly divided into 2 forms: autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease, previously known as infantile polycystic kidney disease, and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease, previously known as adult polycystic kidney disease. The nomenclature of infantile versus adult is no longer used because it is not an accurate description