Will Kidney Breaks Out From Rib in PKD

2015-02-17 02:40

Hi, I’ve got PKD and recently, it is like one of my kidneys is trying push through rib. So is it possible for kidney to break out from rib? This is the message one of our doctors get from his facebook friend. If you have the same question, please read on to find the answer.

Will kidney break out from rib in PKD?As for this question, I am afraid I have to say “Yes”, because PKD indeed can cause it. PKD stands for polycystic kidney disease which is associated with gene. So far no medicine or treatment has been proven to be able to remove PKD from one’s body, so there is no complete cure for PKD.

In early stage of PKD, only few cysts appear in kidney. These cysts are very small and causes no influence on kidney function. However, as time goes by, more and more cysts are formed. What is worse, they become larger and larger with the increase of fluid inside the cysts. Large kidney cyst damage surrounding kidney tissues, leading to decline of kidney function. Kidney is an important organ that can help us purify blood, regulate blood pressure, maintain electrolyte balance, maintain water balance and secrete hormone. When kidneys fail to do these jobs, various health tissues are caused. In PKD, with the increase and enlargement of kidney cysts, kidney becomes large as well. In severe cases, the two kidneys covered with large and small kidney cysts may occupy the whole enterocoelia. At that time, we will have the feeling that kidney breaks out from rib.

Besides, in advanced stage of PKD, if we touch abdomen, we can feel the hard masses because the pressure inside the cysts is usually very high. Under such a condition, they burst easily and they may rupture due to mild knock on kidney location. Therefore, we need to be very careful if we are suffering from PKD and meanwhile our illness condition has developed to a severe stage.

Lastly, PKD is not life-threatening at all when it is in early stage, but as there is no cure for it, many patients are told what they can do is to wait for dialysis or kidney transplant. Actually, it is really a misconception. That is true there is no completely cure for PKD, but by reducing and shrinking kidney cysts, further kidney damages can be avoided and also dialysis and kidney transplant can be prevented successfully.

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