Is 8cm Cyst on Kidney A Big Deal

2014-08-12 09:40

Is 8cm cyst on kidney a big deal? Many people have no ideal about kidney cyst and they even do not know if they need to be worried when a cyst is found in kidney. As a matter of fact, small kidney cyst can be left alone as it is usually harmless if it does not enlarge over time. However, for large kidney cyst, we need to pay enough attention or importance on it. Well, is a 8cm cyst on kidney a big deal or not on earth?

Actually, 8cm kidney cyst belongs to the large one. A normal kidney is about 10-12cm in length, 6-8cm in breadth and 3-5cm in thickness. A 8cm kidney cyst is almost as large as a kidney, and it causes kidney damages easily, so we need to be alarmed about it.

No medical treatment is needed when a cyst is smaller than 3cm and meanwhile it does not enlarge as time goes by. But for a 8cm cyst on kidney, it not only affects kidney function, but also causes physical discomforts like back pain. What is worse, it ruptures easily due to its large size. 8cm cyst in kidney may burst due to mild knock on kidney location, so when a 8cm cyst is found in kidney, patient needs to avoid drastic exercises and physical movements that need them to twist their waist.

Treatment is urgently needed for an individual with 8cm kidney cyst. In general, if kidney function is not affected, only treatment for kidney cyst is needed. There are two treatment options for a 8cm cyst on kidney and they are surgery and Chinese medicine. Surgery removes cyst from kidney directly, so it shows quick treatment effect, but it is risky and painful. Chinese medicine works slowly compared with surgery, and it treats kidney cyst by shrinking kidney cyst to a small size. Besides, for patients whose kidney function has been impaired due to kidney cyst, apart from treatment for cyst, they also need treatment to improve their kidney function, otherwise, their kidney condition will keep declining and finally kidney failure might be caused. Therefore, knowing whether kidney function is affected or not is very important for patients with 8cm kidney cyst.

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