Are Small Cysts in the Kidney That Increased to 12 and 13 mm dangerous

2014-06-03 02:03

Are the small cysts in the kidney that increased to 12 and 13 mm dangerous? This is a question we received from our website, in this article we will help answer this question. And we hope this will be helpful for all the kidney cysts patients who have the same condition. If you still have some questions after reading, you can contact with our experts online.

What is kidney cyst? And what are the damages of enlargement of kidney cyst?

Kidney cyst is a kind of kidney disease with fluid-filled sacs in kidneys. For people who is older than 50 years old, kidney cyst is a common disease for them. In most cases, the kidney cysts will not cause some severe symptoms, and the small cysts will not cause kidney damage.

However, in some cases, the kidney cyst will be increased and get enlarged, which will oppress the surrounding kidney tissues and cause kidney damage. In addition, when the kidney cyst is enlarged into a certain size, it will get ruptured easily, which will cause severe damage to kidneys. So kidney cyst patients need to avoid the cyst rupture and prevent the enlargement of kidney cysts.

Are small cysts in the kidney that increased to 12 and 13 mm dangerous?

In general, when the kidney cyst gets enlarged into 4 cm, it will oppress the surrounding kidney tissues and cause kidney damage. In this condition, patients need to have effective treatment to shrink the kidney cyst.

For people who have the kidney cysts of 12 mm or 13 mm, it is not so big for people. And it will not oppress the kidneys. But in this condition, patients need to have regular tests to observe their illness condition, which can help kidney cyst patients to have early treatment. In addition, kidney cysts patients can also take Chinese herbal medicines, which can help shrink the kidney cyst and prevent the increase of cysts in kidneys.

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