Is Surgery Required with 12cm Kidney Cyst

2015-02-16 02:13

Will a 12cm kidney cyst require surgery? Surgery is the most commonly used treatment for large kidney cyst, so when a cyst is detected in kidney, patient will think of surgery and be eager to know if they need to do surgery to remove the cyst.

For a 12cm kidney cyst, it is indeed a large one. If not treated timely, it will damage kidney and impair kidney function. Surgery can be applied to remove the cyst off kidney directly if kidney function is not affected. However, as surgery is painful and risky, patients need to make good preparation and learn about nursing method in advance. Besides, after surgery, patients also need to go hospital for kidney test regularly, so as to know if the cyst appears again. If yes, a more effective way will be needed to deal with it.

Surgery is helpful, but painful and risky, so many patients refuse to do surgery. In such a case, Chinese medicine can be applied to treat kidney cyst. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is a good Chinese herbal treatment for 12cm kidney cyst. Different from surgery which can cut cyst off kidney directly, it treats kidney cyst by shrinking the cyst and keeping the cyst in small size. 12cm kidney cyst is a very large one, but when it is shrunk and smaller than 3cm, kidney function will not be affected easily.

Chinese medicine needs a longer time to work, compared with surgery, but it is painless and harmless. Therefore, for these who refuse to do surgery or not suitable to do surgery, they can try Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy or other Chinese medicines.

In a word, surgery is a way to treat large kidney cyst, but not the only way. Patients can choose the right treatment method according to their own situation.

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