What is kidney cyst?

What is kidney cyst?

A cyst in kidney looks like bubble, in which there is liquid. It is a general term of renal cystic lesions. It can be single or multiple, simple or complex and it can affect unilateral kidney or bilateral kidneys. With the popularization of physical examination and wide application of B ultrasound and CT san, the detection rate of kidney cyst has had significant increase and it has become a common kidney disease in clinic. The common kidney cysts are renal cortical cyst, parapelvic kidney cysts, complex renal cyst, etc. With cysts growing, they will damage renal intrinsic cells and tissues.

Kidney Cyst (or Renal Cyst) is a kind of kidney disease that was caused by cysts on kidneys. The cysts may vary widely in size, but most are often small. Some are present at birth (congenital), and others are caused by tubular obstructions. Typically, only one cyst occurs on the surface of a kidney, but multiple cysts can affect one or both kidneys. In most cases, the cysts are almost always benign (not cancerous) that rarely cause complications.

  Causes of Kidney Cyst

A cyst is a small oval or round thin-walled sac with watery fluid insides. A cyst may grow in any part of the kidneys, such as renal cortex, renal medulla, renal parenchyma, etc.

The exact cause of kidney cyst remain unclear at present and it is usually regarded as senile disease since its incidence will increase along with age. 50% of those that are above 50 years old will have one or several simple kidney cysts and the incidence is up to 90% among those that are above 70.

1.Unhealthy Eating Habits.

Excess hungry may lead to malnutrition, while eating too much may damage the digestion and absorption function of spleen and stomach.

2. Congenital dysplasia

Congenital dysplasia can lead to Medullary Sponge Kidney, PKD, etc. In the case, there is normally no abnormalities of the genes.

3. Wrong Living Habits.

The disease may occur if people have immoderate labour work or strenuous exercises for long time.

4. Living Environment.

Bear in mind that kidney cyst causes may grow outside or inside the kidneys and it may affect one or both