What does renal cyst calcification mean? Does it matter?

The kidneys are responsible for producing urine and then excreting various waste products and toxins produced by the human body's metabolism. If a patient suffers from renal cyst calcification, kidney function may be affected and the patient's health may be easily damaged. Patients need to be aware of this disease.

1. Renal cyst is a general term for cystic masses of varying sizes that appear in the kidney and are not connected to the outside world. Common renal cysts can be divided into adult polycystic kidney disease, simple renal cysts and acquired renal cysts. Congenital maldevelopment can cause a variety of diseases. For cystic kidney disease, it can mainly cause medullary sponge kidney, dysplastic polycystic kidney disease, etc. The genes of congenital developmental abnormalities are generally not abnormal, so it is different from genetic inheritance or gene mutation.

2. The main pathological changes of renal cyst calcification are direct damage to the kidneys by stones, urinary flow obstruction and secondary infection. The pathological changes of kidney stones are related to the location, size, shape, activity area, and degree of obstruction and infection of the stones. Direct damage to the renal pelvis and calyceal mucosa by stones can cause local epithelial cell shedding, ulcer formation, leukocyte infiltration and interstitial fibrosis. The harm of stones to the kidneys is not determined by the size of the stones, but by the degree of urinary obstruction they cause. Large stones do not necessarily cause severe urinary obstruction and therefore do not necessarily cause serious damage to the kidneys.

3. Regular check-ups are necessary for renal cysts with calcification. If your cyst grows larger in a short period of time, you will need treatment. You can have a check-up every six months to a year. If you can undergo cyst solidification surgery during treatment, you can also use laparoscopy to aspirate the cyst, or you can perform surgical incision. It all depends on how your condition progresses.

4. Renal cysts with calcification do not require treatment because they are relatively small, do not put pressure on the kidneys, and are single cysts, so treatment is meaningless. However, if your symptoms make you very sad, you can take some Chinese medicine to regulate your body, but it has no effect on the cyst itself.