Danger of Large Cysts in Kidney

2014-11-06 01:44

If a small cyst is found in kidney, it can be left alone, as small kidney cysts are usually harmless. However, if a large cyst is detected with B ultrasound or CT (computed tomography), treatment is needed to remove it or shrink it, because large cyst in kidney is very dangerous. Well, what are the dangers of large cysts in kidney?

1. Impairment of kidney function

If large kidney cysts can not be removed or shrunk to a small size timely, they will add extra burden on surrounding kidney tissues. Long-term oppress from kidney cyst will damage these kidney tissues and make them unable to work properly. As a result, kidney function declines. We may finally undergo kidney dialysis due to large kidney cysts, so when large kidney cyst are detected, we need to take treatment as soon as possible, so as to avoid kidney damages.

2. Rupture of kidney cyst

Large kidney cysts rupture easily and they may rupture due to mild knocking on kidney location. Rupture of kidney cyst is usually accompanied with sharp pain feeling in kidney location and blood in urine. When cyst ruptures, fluid inside the cyst will flow everywhere. At that time, we run high risk for peritonitis which is a very dangerous condition.

3. Large kidney cyst affect other internal organs

Extremely large cyst in kidney may also affect surrounding organs like gastrointestinal tract and thus cause a series of physical discomforts like poor appetite and constipation. To protect surrounding organs from being damaged by cysts in kidney, treatment should be given timely.

Dangers of large kidney cysts differ from case to case and in some cases, it is even life-threatening. Therefore, treatment needs to be given as soon as possible after the diagnosis of it. In medicine, there are mainly two treatment methods for large kidney cysts: one is surgery and another is Chinese medicine. Surgery treats large kidney cyst by removing it off kidney. It is effective, but painful and risky. Chinese medicines treats large kidney cysts by shrinking them into small size. It takes longer time to show effects, but safe and painless. For kidney cyst patients, they can choose the right treatment method according to their own condition.

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