Difference between renal cyst and polycystic kidney disease

Many people are familiar with renal cysts and polycystic kidney disease. In daily life, many people think that renal cysts and polycystic kidney disease are the same disease. In fact, there are some differences between them. Experts told us that renal cysts and polycystic kidney disease are not the same disease. Renal cysts in a broad sense include polycystic kidney disease, while renal cysts in a narrow sense refer to multiple renal cysts, so they are not the same disease.

Difference between renal cyst and polycystic kidney disease

Regarding the difference between polycystic kidney disease and renal cyst, experts say that they are not the same disease. Everyone must be clear about this. Many people cannot distinguish between polycystic kidney disease and renal cyst. In fact, polycystic kidney disease and renal cyst can be distinguished based on their symptoms.

Renal cysts in a broad sense include polycystic kidney disease, while renal cysts in a narrow sense refer to multiple renal cysts. At this time, polycystic kidney disease and renal cysts are two completely different diseases. If it is a renal cyst, it can be multiple or single, unilateral or bilateral. If it is polycystic kidney disease, then it must be multiple and bilateral, and it is not called "cyst" but "cyst".

The differences between polycystic kidney disease and renal cysts are mainly manifested in the following points:

1. The etiology and pathogenesis are the differences between common polycystic kidney disease and renal cysts: polycystic kidney disease is an autosomal genetic disease, and multiple renal cysts can be congenital (formed in the embryonic period), but can also be caused by trauma, inflammation, tumors, etc. 2. In terms of treatment: Western medicine only uses symptomatic surgical treatment for polycystic kidney cysts, which not only cannot eliminate the root cause but also easily leads to recurrence of the disease. At this time, it is necessary to use a combination of Chinese and Western medicine for treatment. It can shrink the cyst fundamentally, but compared with kidney cysts, polycystic kidney disease is a hereditary disease that cannot be eradicated. Considering that if polycystic kidney disease is not treated, it will gradually develop into fibrosis and lead to renal insufficiency, once one person in the family is diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease, others should also be checked. 3. Complications and hazards are also one of the differences between polycystic kidney disease and renal cysts: polycystic kidney disease may cause hematuria, hypertension, edema, renal insufficiency, and uremia, while multiple renal cysts generally do not cause hypertension, renal insufficiency, etc.