Do We Need to Remove 8mm Kidney cysts

2014-11-11 02:05

“I have two kidney cysts less than 8mm, do I need to have them removed?” This is an message I received in pkdtreatment169@gmail.com. Kidney cyst is the most common kidney problem and it is especially common among elder. As kidney plays a very important role, when a cyst is detected in kidney, we become worried and scared easily. Well, when a 8mm kidney cyst is found in kidney, do we need to remove it?

A normal kidney is about 10-12cm in length, 5-6cm in width and 3-4cm in thickness. A 8mm kidney cyst is very small in size and it usually causes no damages on kidney, so it is usually left alone. For people with small kidney cyst, no treatment is needed by them, but they need to have test regularly to see if the kidney cyst is enlarging.

There are no worries at all if the kidney cysts keep being in small size. However, if the cyst enlarges over time, medical treatment is needed, or they will cause damages on kidney. For patients with enlarged kidney cysts, there are mainly two treatment options for them:

1. Surgery

Surgery is the most commonly used way to remove cyst from kidney. It cuts cyst off kidney directly and mostly, kidney cyst does not appear again after the surgery, but in some rare cases, patients may find there are cysts again in their kidney.

2. Chinese medicine

Chinese medicine can not remove kidney cyst completely, but with Chinese medicine, kidney cysts can be shrunk effectively. it takes some time to show treatment effects, but compared with surgery, it is harmless and meanwhile kidney cyst will not appear any more with Chinese medicine.

There are different treatment options for kidney cyst and patients should choose the right one according to their own condition. Lastly, 8mm kidney cyst is very small, so please do not worry about it.

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