What is Cortical Cyst of Kidney

2014-04-17 07:05

Cortical cyst of kidney is also called renal cortical cyst, which is a common type of simple kidney cysts. Because the cysts are formed in renal cortex, so it is called cortical cyst. In this article, we will introduce what is cortical cyst of kidney? And the symptoms and treatment for renal cortical cyst.

What is cortical cyst of kidney?

Cortical cyst means the fluid-filled sacs located at the renal cortex, and the cysts will grow and get enlarged over time. Beside, people will not only have one kidney cyst on kidneys, they may have several or bilateral cysts on kidneys. However, since the cortical cysts are on the outer part of kidneys, so patients may have a good prognosis with certain treatment.

What can cause renal cortical cyst?

The main cause of renal cortical cyst is not clear now. It can be caused by congenital abnormal structure of glomeruli and kidney tubules or it can also be caused by infections or injuries. In addition, the formation of renal cortical cyst can also be related with age and gender. Males are more easily to get it than females. And people who is more than 50 years old are more likely to get renal cortical cyst.

What are the symptoms when people get renal cortical cyst?

When the renal cortical cyst is less than 3 cm, people will not have some obvious symptoms, and most cases of renal cortical cyst are diagnosed when they have a routine physical or imaging tests.

However, with the enlargement of renal cortical cyst, patients will suffer from some severe symptoms, such as back pain, abdominal pain, abdominal mass, proteinuria, hematuria, hypertension, etc. Therefore, when people suffer from one or more os these symptoms when they have renal cortical cysts, they need to have immediate treatment, which can help reduce further damage to kidneys.

How to treat renal cortical cyst?

The treatment of renal cortical cyst can be divided into two kinds, surgery and herbal medicine treatment.

Through a surgery, it can help remove the big kidney cyst and relieve the symptoms in a short time. Because the removed big kidney cyst will give more space to other cysts, which can cause the enlargement of other kidney cysts.

Compared with surgery, herbal medicine treatment has more advantages. Because it can shrink the big kidney cysts naturally, and suppress the increase and enlargement of kidney cyst. In this process, it can help prevent kidney failure for renal cortical cyst patients.

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