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Introduction: The simple kidney cyst is part of a heterogeneous family of cystic kidney disease, and is the most common entity. It is admitted that these cysts are, except for a few anecdotic cases, all benign. Aim: The aim of this work is to compare the efficiency of sclerotherapy and laparoscopy in the treatment of simple kidney cysts. Material and Methods: This was prospective study of 30 simple kidney cysts cases. We split patients into 2 arms. In arm A, 15 patients were treated by sclerotherapy under local anesthesia and in arm B, 15 patients were treated by laparoscopy under general anesthesia. Results: Average operative time was significantly lower in arm A (15 min vs 45 min, p |