How to treat kidney cysts? Pay attention to these matters when having kidney cysts

In daily life, many people don’t know much about kidney cysts. It is a kidney disease. The human body has many organs, and the kidney is the most important organ. If there is a problem with the kidney, it will cause many complications in the human body. Severe patients will also develop other diseases. It will also seriously affect normal life and diet. So how should kidney cysts be treated?

Nowadays, renal cyst is a relatively common disease. Since many people do not have a good understanding of the disease, many patients receive blind treatment, which leads to more serious consequences. We need to know what symptoms we have of this disease and then carry out symptomatic treatment based on the symptoms.

Classification;

Simple renal cyst; may be a congenital abnormality, a unilateral or bilateral kidney with one or more round cystic cavities of varying sizes that are not connected to the outside world. Most are unilateral, so it is called a simple renal cyst. The incidence rate may increase with age. 50% of people over 50 years old can be found in this cyst by B-ultrasound. It can be diagnosed with the help of B-ultrasound and CT.

Adult renal cyst

It is a congenital hereditary disease. The renal parenchyma is filled with countless round cysts of varying sizes that are not connected to the outside world. The cysts contain fluid. The small ones are invisible to the naked eye, and the large ones can be several centimeters. Therefore, it is called polycystic kidney. Symptoms include increased nocturia, low back pain, high blood pressure, etc. Urinalysis may reveal hematuria and a small amount of proteinuria, which often slowly develops into chronic renal failure. 10% of people have kidney stones and 30% have polycystic liver disease. An experienced doctor can confirm the diagnosis with the help of B-ultrasound and intravenous pyelography.

Acquired renal cyst

It mainly occurs after uremia or dialysis treatment. It has nothing to do with age, but is related to the duration of hemodialysis. The kidneys originally do not have renal cysts. According to literature reports, most patients who have been on dialysis for more than 3 years will develop cysts. There are at least 4 cysts in one of its kidneys, most of which are 2 to 3 centimeters in diameter. Some cysts can become infected or even cancerous, and the diagnosis can be confirmed by B-ultrasound or CT examination.

Performance;

Acquired renal cystic disease: refers to the occurrence of renal cysts in patients with advanced renal disease. Treatment is mainly symptomatic. For severe and recurrent hematuria, renal artery embolization may be considered.

Medullary cystic disease: It is relatively rare and difficult to diagnose. It often presents in childhood or adolescence with symptoms such as polydipsia, polyuria, and enuresis, and may lead to renal failure. There is no specific treatment for this condition, the main focus is on protecting kidney function.

Symptoms of renal cysts include:

Discomfort or pain in the waist and abdomen: The pain is characterized by dull pain, fixed on one or both sides, and radiating to the lower part and lower back.

Hematuria: It may present as microscopic hematuria or macroscopic hematuria.

Abdominal mass: Sometimes the main reason for patients to seek medical treatment, 60-80% can feel the enlarged kidney. The larger the kidneys, the worse the kidney function.

Proteinuria: Generally the amount is not large, and will not exceed 2 grams in 24 hours of urine, so nephrotic syndrome will not occur.

Hypertension: Cysts compress the kidneys, causing renal ischemia, increased renin secretion, and high blood pressure.