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What is the Treatment for People with 8.1cm Kidney Cyst

2015-02-12 17:47

What is the Treatment for People with 8.1cm Kidney CystWhat is the treatment for people with 8.1 cm kidney cyst ? Usually, there is no need to cure the simple kidney cyst if no symptoms. But once it grown too big, you have to treat it to relieve the symptoms caused by it.

Simple cysts are the most common type of kidney cyst, usually, it will not cause harm. But for people with 8.1 cm kidney cyst on kidney, they should take actions immediately, because it is big enough to make damage to the kidney, thus bring many symptoms.

What is the treatment for people with 8.1 cm kidney cyst ?

One is fluid pumping puncture, a doctor punctures the cyst with a long needle inserted through theskin, using ultrasound for guidance. The doctor drains (aspirates) the cyst and may then fill the empty pouch with a solution that contains alcohol; this causes the tissue to harden and lowers the chances of recurrence. Scarring down the space within the cyst is called sclerosis.

In some cases, a cyst will return and refill with fluid. Your doctor may recommend surgery that entails general anesthesia and a large incision. During the procedure, the surgeon would insert a thin, lighted viewing tube called a laparoscope and other instruments to drain the fluid from the cyst and remove or burn its outer wall to keep it from reforming.

Both of them can help to the patient live better, but they may lead to infection and the cyst may relapse again, what’s worse, it may damage the kidney during the treatment.

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