What Is the Danger of A Cyst on the Kidney

2014-08-15 08:16

What is the danger of a cyst on the kidney? Recently, more and more kidney cysts patients come to our website www.pkdtreatment.com and consult what a kidney cyst mean and how danger it is. Actually, kidney cyst is a very common problem, but as so many people know nothing about it, here we will give an overall introduction about it.

What is kidney cyst?

Kidney cyst refers to the fluid collection in the kidney. It is quite common among people over the age of 50. In medicine, there are different types of kidney cyst. In some cases, cyst only appears in one kidney, but in other cases, kidney cyst can be bilateral, which means cysts can be found in both two kidneys. For simple kidney cyst, it is usually not life-threatening. In medicine, there is another type of kidney disorder which can cause formation of cyst in kidney and it is Polycystic Kidney Disease. It is a genetic kidney problem and marked by countless cysts in kidney. Therefore. Once being diagnosed with PKD, medical treatment is urgently needed to protect residual kidney function.

What is the danger of a cyst on the kidney?

Small kidney cysts are harmless. For people who are told to have only one or two small cysts, what they need to do is to have regular tests to see if the cysts are enlarging over time. If yes, treatment is needed to remove them and if not, they can be left alone.

For large kidney cyst, it is very dangerous because of the following several factors:

1. Small kidney cyst ruptures easily and this may cause urinary tract infection, kidney infection and even peritonitis.

2. Kidney works through a group of kidney tissues. Large cyst in kidney oppress surrounding kidney tissues, which may lead to decline of kidney function.

3. Large kidney cyst always causes many physical discomforts like severe back pain.

In a word, small kidney cyst can be left alone if they cause no influence on kidney, but for large kidney cysts, they need to be treated as soon as possible, so as to avoid unnecessary health tissues.

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