In Reply to ‘Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease and Ventricular Noncompaction: Unanswered Questions’

We appreciate the insightful comments of Drs Finsterer and Frank1 on our recent case report.2 The diagnosis of ADPKD was based on the Japanese PKD clinical guidelines,3 which have 2 different criteria according to whether family history is present, and includes computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and ultrasonography findings for diagnosis. For patients 16 years and older without a family history, in whom other cystic kidney diseases are excluded, more than 5 cysts detected in each kidney by computed tomography, MRI, or ultrasonography is diagnostic of ADPKD.