4 cm Cyst on Kidneys: What Does This Mean

2014-04-28 01:04

Kidney cysts are generally benign. But when they begin to enlarge, you should pay attention and go to hospital for a thorough examination. What does it mean when your kidney cyst reach 4cm?

Generally speaking, when the size of kidney cysts are less than 4 cm, it won’t cause any symptoms, but when it is more than 4 cm, it begins to compress the tissues around and cause discomfort. Therefore, when your kidney cysts are 4 cm, you should keep a close attention to them. If they keep growing, you should take measures as early as possible. At present, there are mainly two kinds of ways to help you remove these cysts.

Surgery is the common treatment in western medicine. It is to use a kind of long needle to pierce big cyst and draw out the cystic fluid. By this treatment, big cysts can be removed rapidly. If your kidney cysts are just simple kidney cysts, surgery is a good choice. But if your kidney cysts are caused by polycystic kidney disease, surgery is not a solution to these cysts. Because it can not remove small cysts. When big cysts are removed, small cysts grow up again. Moreover, surgery is an invasive operation and the normal renal tissue can be impaired if the operator is not very skilled.

Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is preferred for PKD patients, because it can shrink the kidney cysts by restraining the formation of cyst fluid and helping remove fluid from the sacs. In addition, it can repair the damaged kidneys and improve kidney function. 4 cm cysts are not very big. If you bring them under control in this stage, you can live a normal life.

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