Unfortunately, many people in the modern world suffer from kidney diseases. One of the most common is a kidney cyst. It represents a certain formation, delimited from the organ itself and filled with liquid. There can be many reasons for its occurrence.
Different types of cysts are distinguished: formed in the womb, formed at the genetic level or in connection with certain deviations in the activity of the organ. The greatest danger is education, which arose as a consequence of the development of cancer of the kidneys. Parenchymal cyst of the kidney can be caused by a violation of the activity of the parenchymal organs, and can be congenital. With congenital, there is a possibility that after a while she herself will disappear.
At its core, a cyst is an overgrown epithelium on a kidney. Reaching a few millimeters, it is completely separated from the renal tubules with which it was previously associated. Most often, a kidney cyst is formed in elderly people. So, for example, in 30% of people over the age of 50 years, there is the appearance of neoplasms in the kidney area. The likelihood of detecting an acquired cyst is higher in the male half of the population, and especially at the age of 30 to 40 years.
A kidney cyst can develop completely asymptomatically, and then it can be extremely difficult to detect. Symptoms of active growth of the neoplasm include a violation of urination, a sensation of pain in the kidney area, in some cases there is a sharp exacerbation of an existing disease of this organ - pyelonephritis. There is a risk of blood entering the neoplasm or the development of infection. Fortunately, such situations are extremely rare: no more than 10% of all patients. The main danger that a kidney cyst can entail is the development of renal failure. But this does not happen so often.
An ordinary cyst is characterized by a small size of proliferation, so by chance its presence is rarely detected. The elementary tool used to diagnose most diseases of internal organs is ultrasound. But to obtain an accurate result and identify the causes, it is necessary to conduct a CT scan, which determines the size of the cyst. As well as the presence of infections and the degree of risk to human health.
After a full diagnosis, the specialist determines a specific method for the treatment of cysts. Currently, there are 2 methods of destroying the neoplasm: using medications or surgically. As a rule, if the cyst has not grown too much, then they try to remove it with the help of medicines. But at the moment there are no specific drugs to destroy such a neoplasm, so all prescribed drugs act to eliminate pain symptoms or treat pathologies.
If after taking a course of therapy with drugs, the kidney cyst does not decrease in size, the sensation of pain and impaired renal activity persists, then the doctor has to resort to the help of a surgeon. But if a sinus cyst of the kidney is detected, then an immediate surgical removal is necessary, since it can very quickly grow and capture the entire organ, and then move to the second one. Therefore, one should not joke with such things and wait with the operation is very dangerous for human life. If such a cyst gives metastases, this can greatly affect the well-being of a man or woman in the future.
In cases where the neoplasm exists, but does not bother the patient in any way, that is, it is completely asymptomatic, a decision is made about non-intervention. But during the observation period, the patient undergoes a strict examination every six months. If violations are detected, immediate intervention occurs.