PKD Patients May Require Kidney Transplant

2015-10-22 01:40

PKD patients may require kidney transplant. This is because kidney damage can be resulted in by cysts growing and enlarging, in this way, kidney failure will occur finally. If kidney failure progresses into end stage, kidney transplant need be taken into consideration for patients with PKD.

PKD patients are very likely to have the below symptoms and complications:

High blood pressure

Edema or swelling in parts of body

Urine changes, less or more urination

Pain in abdomen

Kidney stones, and about one in three PKD patients can develop kidney stones.

Kidney infection and urinary tract infection

Besides, some complications can happen on patients with PKD: polycystic liver disease, heart disease, aneurysms.

Kidney failure is very common to occur on patients with PKD, and the chance of developing kidney failure in the end for PKD patients is over 50%. At end stage kidney failure, dialysis and kidney transplant are necessary options for patients with PKD, and they may need be on dialysis and wait for appropriate kidney. But it does not mean that after successful kidney transplant, patients can never worry about kidney disease any more. New kidney can live about 5-7 years in most cases, at most 10 years.

Apart from the above option, Chinese medicine is also very good choice to treat kidney failure, which can improve kidney function and repair kidney damage. In this way, kidney function can be under recovery little by little. For patients on dialysis, dialysis times can be declined gradually with Chinese medicine, and kidney transplant will be prevented finally. If you need more or have any question, welcome to leave a message or contact online doctors anytime. Reply will be given very fast for you.

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