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Treatment for Polycystic Kidney Disease without Surgery

2012-10-26 15:57

Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is a genetic kidney disorder which is characterized by numerous cysts developing in the kidneys. The cysts get enlarged over prolonged periods of time and reduce renal functions. In the developing course, renal fibrosis gets deteriorated gradually and people have their symptoms including flank pains, blood in urine, high blood pressure and abdominal mass severer and severer. Surgical treatment is one of the treatment methods for PKD, well then, what to expect from the surgery? In addition to surgeries, is there any natural treatment that helps to control PKD and slow down progression of the disease?

What are the benefits and adverse effects of surgeries to PKD patients?

People restrict their intake of sodium, monitor their blood pressure and keep their condition at checks when the cysts are small and at early stages of PKD. However, over time, the cysts grow larger and larger to suppress healthy functioning renal cells. Surgeries including pumping liquid and Cyst decortication may be performed to deal with the severe cysts.

After surgeries, oppression to the kidneys caused by severe cysts can be remitted and kidney function can be protected temporarily. However, when the larger cysts are reduced, there will be spare room for the small cysts to enlarge faster and impair renal functions again. Surgeries mainly deal with cysts on the surface, but will hardly reach cysts existing in deep layer of the kidneys. The damage to kidneys from cysts can not be stopped by surgery treatment so renal condition still gets worsened progressively.

Is there any other treatment without surgeries for Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)?

Surgical treatment can be applied to people with simple and unilateral cysts, but not as effective PKD which causes cysts in bilateral kidneys. Cysts in Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) can get relapsed after surgeries. The basis in treating PKD effectively lies in improving blood circulation on cystic walls, increasing cystic wall permeability, reabsorbing liquid from cysts and stopping secretion of cystic liquid. By means of this, pressure within the cysts gets decreased continuously, cysts get shrunk, oppression to surrounding renal tissues can be remitted and the kidneys can be effectively protectively from deterioration.

Theoretically, it is feasible to treat PKD effectively through the mentioned treatment process. In actual treatment, there is more to expect from traditional Chinese herbal medicine to achieve the treatment effects. The kidneys are different from digestive organs which can directly contact with the medicines. As to how to make full utilization of herbal ingredients is one of the major problems to solve, and experts are looking forward for external application of herbal medicine assisted by modern osmosis devices to intensify treatment effects.