What Are the Dangers of Having a Cyst in Kidney

2015-01-12 07:24

What are the dangers of having a cyst in kidney? This should be a common question for people when they were found having a cyst in kidney. As we know, kidney cyst is a common kidney disease for people older than 50 years old, which can be caused by many factor.

Kidney cyst is a common disease for people, and patients can have only one or several cysts on kidneys. In most cases, the kidney cyst will not get enlarged, so it will not cause any kidney damage. However, in some other cases, the kidney cysts will be increased and get enlarged, which can oppress surrounding kidney tissues and cause some kidney damage. And the kidney cyst will cause some dangerous for patients.

Then what are the dangers of having a cyst in kidney?

1. Back pain

The enlargement of kidney cyst will stress the surrounding kidney tissues, which will make pressure on kidney. And this will easily cause back pain, side pain or abdominal pain.

2. Kidney infections

The kidney cyst can also cause infections in kidney, which will cause further damage to kidneys.

3. Kidney cyst rupture

In general, if the kidney cyst is larger than 5 cm, it will get ruptured easily, which will cause fluid flow out from cyst, and this will easily cause infections. If the fluid flow into abdominal area, it will easily cause peritonitis.

4. Kidney dysfunction

Since the enlargement of kidney cyst will oppress surrounding kidney tissues and cause kidney damage, so it will easily cause kidney damage. When patients suffer from kidney dysfunction, they can have the symptoms such as protein in urine, blood in urine, high blood pressure, swelling, anemia, etc.

Besides, the kidney cyst can also cause some complications such as urinary tract infection (UTI), kidney stones, etc. All these will be bad for kidney cyst patients. So patients need to have early treatment if they suffer from some of the symptoms mentioned above, and the effective treatment can help make a good prognosis for them.

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