How to treat left kidney cyst

A single small cyst on the kidney generally belongs to simple renal cyst, which is the most common clinical and practical significance of a renal cystic disease.

General patients do not accompanied by renal function decline, for this small cyst if the patient has no symptoms and no complications, generally do not need treatment, can be reviewed six months to a year renal b ultrasound.

Symptomatic treatment includes control of the patient's blood pressure, prevention of cyst infection, etc. If the patient has repeated infection, pain or severe hematuria, or complicated with hypertension and tumor rupture, or has ruptured and renal pelvis communication patients should consider surgery as soon as possible.

For larger cysts more than 4 cm in diameter, can consider puncture and injection of sclerosing agents, such as anhydrous alcohol, can prevent recurrence.

For large cysts over 500 ml in volume, there is a tendency to malignant or recurrence after puncture patients, should consider cystectomy or even nephrectomy.