Table 3.

Indications for conservative management of Bosniak III and IV cysts

Indications for conservative management	Bosniak III	Bosniak IV	Total
SRM suitable for surveillance	12 (15.2%)	11 (14.3%)	23 (14.7%)
Poor surgical candidate	11 (13.9%)	13 (16.9%)	20 (12.8%)
Patient preference	13 (16.5%)	2 (2.6%)	15 (9.6%)
Stable or regressing after reviewing previous imaging	10 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.4%)
Lost to follow-up	3 (3.4%)	4 (5.2%)	7 (4.5%)
Multiple bilateral cysts	5* (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)

SRM small renal mass

*One patient had a total of 5 cysts bilaterally