6.0cm Renal Cortical Cyst, Harms and Treatment

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Renal cortical cyst is a fluid-filled sac that is located in the renal cortical areas which is the outer part of the kidneys. It is benign and usually will experience very slow growth and enlargement, thus it seldom affect the patient’s normal life expectancy.

However some symptoms and discomforts can develop with the continuous growth of the cyst and in some cases the cyst can even experience very rapid growth, therefore early and effective should be sought because renal cortical cyst of 6cm is already large enough to cause symptoms.

Harms and symptoms of 6cm renal cortical cysts

Abdominal mass. 6cm renal cortical cyst is relatively large and patients can have palpable mass in their abdomen.

Kidney pain. It is very common among renal cortical cyst patients and patients can also have back pain, abdominal pains. Strenuous activities can worsen the pain and cyst rupture, kidney stone and infections can sharpen the pain.

Blood in urine. It is caused by rupture of blood vessels on the cyst wall. It needs proper treatment as soon as possible or it can cause infections in the cysts and kidneys.

High blood pressure. High blood pressure can speed up cyst growth and affect the prognosis of renal cortical cyst.

How to effectively treat renal cortical cyst?

Since 6cm renal cortical causes symptoms and discomforts to the patients, proper treatment should be sought as soon as possible. Treatments mainly include surgeries and osmosis therapy.

Surgeries for renal cortical cysts are mainly cyst puncture and laparoscopic decortication which can help remove the cyst within short time so as to help patients achieve instant relief, but the recurrent rate is relatively high.

Osmosis therapy is to use external application of Chinese herbal medicines to shrink the renal cortical cyst. This requires relatively longer time, but it is safe and the cyst is not easy to relapse after it is shrunk.

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