Renal Cortical Cysts Symptoms
1. Feeling of Fullness
Once a cyst becomes large enough, it is common for patients to notice a premature feeling of fullness after eating . Some may become full or bloated after a few bites, while with others it is mild and may not be noticeable at all.
2. Back and Stomach Pain
A sore feeling in the lower back and stomach, on one or both sides, is common with patients who have renal cysts. The pain can range from dull ache to sharp pains that require medication for relief.
3. Frequent Urination
Many patients with renal cysts find they need to urinate more frequently, or they may feel the urge to urinate even when there is no urine present in the bladder. This can result in frequent trips to the restroom throughout the day and night.
Treatment For Renal Cortical Cysts
Puncturing and draining the cyst, then filling it with alcohol.Rarely, to shrink the cyst, your doctor inserts a long, thin needle through your skin and through the wall of the kidney cyst. Then the fluid is drained from the cyst. Your doctor may fill the cyst with an alcohol solution to prevent it from reforming. The cysts generally return after this type of procedure, so it's reserved for certain situations.
Surgery to remove the cyst. A large or symptomatic cyst may require surgery to drain and remove it. To access the cyst, the surgeon makes several small incisions in your skin and inserts special tools and a small video camera. While watching a video monitor in the operating room, the surgeon guides the tools to the kidney and uses them to drain the fluid from the cyst. Then the walls of the cyst are cut or burned away.
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