The sinus cyst of the left kidney is a thin-walled formation that has a rounded shape and is clearly limited from the surrounding tissues. It also has a fluid-filled cavity. It is called sinus because it is located in the sinus region next to the renal pelvis.
What are the reasons for its appearance? By what symptoms can you find out about its presence? How is the diagnosis carried out? And how to get rid of this neoplasm?
About pathology
As a rule, the sinus cyst of the left kidney occurs in women older than 50 years. But this neoplasm can be both acquired and congenital.
In the first case, the neoplasm causes the outflow of urine. The neoplasm is usually not large - less than 5 centimeters in diameter.
In rare cases, it increases. It's bad because it's a cystbegins to exert pressure on surrounding tissues. And this phenomenon can lead to a violation in the pyelocaliceal system of blood supply. Complications can be different, the most severe of which is the degeneration of a neoplasm into oncology.
Interestingly, a sinus cyst on the left side can go unnoticed much longer than on the right. Why? The fact is that there is always more load on the right kidney.
Congenital cyst begins to develop in parallel with the formation of the kidney in the embryo. The reason for this is the use of pregnant nicotine and alcohol. Or intrauterine infection. A cyst cannot be diagnosed in a child at birth, as it is excessively small.
Reasons
The etiology of this neoplasm is not exactly clear. Presumably, the cause of the sinus cyst of the kidney may be one of the following factors:
- Infectious diseases
- Kidney infarction.
- Pyelonephritis.
- Bruises and kidney injuries.
- Professional activity that involves chemicals, or work in an environmentally unfriendly area.
- Kidney tumor.
- Long-term use of hormonal medications.
- Kidney tuberculosis.
- Worm infestation.
- Hereditary predisposition.
- Excessive exercise.
- Difficult working conditions.
- Urolithiasis.
- Hypertension.
- Diseases that interfere with urine flow.
- Wrong diet.
But most often the cause of an acquired cyst is a chronic disease or pathology of the urinary system.
Symptoms
So, it was said above what the sinus cysts of the kidneys are. What this means is also clear. What symptoms may indicate the presence of these neoplasms? Here are the most common warning signs:
- Dull aching pain in the lumbar region, radiating to the buttocks or intestines. Increases with physical activity. It has nothing to do with body position. It occurs due to a violation of the normal outflow of urine and its stagnation.
- Urolithiasis. This is the name of the process of formation of stones in the organs of the urinary system.
- Renal hypertension. Due to the convergence of blood vessels, pressure, especially diastolic, rises.
- Dizziness, heart discomfort, headaches, tachycardia.
- Blood in urine.
- Kidney failure and atrophy.
The sinus cyst of the left kidney is dangerous because as long as its size remains within 4-5 centimeters, it does not manifest itself in any way. Before growth, its presence is detected by chance, as part of a routine examination.
Diagnosis
First of all, you need to visit a nephrologist. The doctor will ask a few questions, examine the patient, and then prescribe the following diagnostic measures:
- Complete urinalysis to detect red blood cells in urine.
- Ultrasound. Sinus cysts of the kidneys are determined precisely through this popularmethod. It allows you to determine its location and size, as well as find out whether there is liquid in the cavity or not.
- MRI and CT. These methods are used if the ultrasound was not informative enough. They allow you to get a three-dimensional layered image of the organ.
- Urography. Produced by injecting a contrast agent into the blood and then producing x-rays. This method allows you to explore what cannot be seen with the survey method.
Only after receiving the results of the diagnosis, the doctor can prescribe a competent treatment of the sinus cyst of the left kidney.
Consequences
Even a benign cyst, if symptoms are ignored, is a threat to he alth. Many develop kidney failure. Its presence is signaled by the following signs:
- Frequent urination.
- Constant thirst.
- Weakness.
- High blood pressure.
If the cyst compresses the vessels, it can lead to ischemia. And it is fraught with atrophy of the affected organ.
Forecast
For a simple, benign cyst, the prognosis is 99.9% positive. And it does not matter what kind of treatment tactics will be implemented. If dangerous complications (infection, cancer, changes in the kidneys, etc.) do not appear due to the cyst, then the treatment will lead to the complete recovery of the patient.
But, even given such positive statistics, this disease should not be ignored. There is always a risk of cyst rupture. Thenits contents will be in the abdominal cavity. And this is fraught with peritonitis - a severe and life-threatening inflammation.
Therapy
How is a sinus cyst in the kidney treated? If it is small, and the symptoms of human pathology do not bother, then therapy, as such, is not required. But prevention is a must.
In addition to the annual kidney ultrasound, you also need:
- Limit your s alt intake to 2 grams per day. Although it is better to refuse it altogether.
- Drink 2 liters of fluid a day.
- There is nothing pickled, fried and spicy.
- Do not drink strong tea and coffee.
- Treat infectious diseases in a timely manner.
- Avoid hypothermia.
- Quit alcohol and smoking.
And, of course, you need to lead a he althy, active lifestyle.
Medications
Treatment of a sinus cyst of the kidney with drugs is necessary if there is a bright clinical course of the disease. In this case, therapy will be aimed at eliminating symptoms, infections, inflammation, as well as restoring urine outflow and normalizing blood pressure.
Here are some drugs your doctor may prescribe:
- Fluoroquinolones. For bacterial infection, "Ciprofloxacin" and "Norfloxacin" are suitable.
- Cephalosporins. They are low toxic, but affect most pathogens. The best are Cefepime, Ceftriaxone and Cefaclor.
- Nitrofurans. Render fasthelp with exacerbation of infections of the genitourinary system or gastrointestinal tract. The best drugs are Furazidin and Nitrofurantoin.
- Uroseptics. It is better to choose those drugs that are of plant origin. For example, Urolesan, Canephron, Phytolysin.
- "Ketosteril". This is a combination drug that saturates the human body with all the necessary amino acids, but does not affect the level of nitrogen in the blood. Moreover, tablets, on the contrary, help to reduce the amount of harmful substances.
It must be remembered that the task of treatment is to act directly on the cause of clinical manifestations. Only a nephrologist can identify it, and prescribe therapy, respectively, too.
Surgery
It may only be required in some cases:
- The cyst is too large, causing pressure on nearby organs.
- The kidneys begin to bleed.
- The cyst turned out to be infected with bacteria.
- The neoplasm negatively affects the outflow of urine.
- The cyst has degenerated into an oncological tumor.
There are several methods for removing the neoplasm:
- Percutaneous puncture fluid removal.
- Open surgery. It is carried out with malignant degeneration, rupture or suppuration.
- Laparoscopic surgery. With the help of this method, the formation is husked. It is safe and less traumatic, because the laparoscope is inserted through 3 small incisions. To preventviolations of the outflow of fluid enter the stand into the ureter.
- Neprectomy. This manipulation is carried out only in extreme cases. It involves the complete removal of the organ.
Any operation of the sinus cyst of the left kidney is contraindicated if a person has poor blood clotting or severe pathologies that threaten complications.
Rehab
After the operation, you will have to recover. Here are the basic rules of rehabilitation:
- It is necessary to give up fried and fatty, meat and fish broths, mushrooms, as well as everything s alted, smoked and pickled. Legumes, seafood, alcohol, soda, chocolate and coffee are also not allowed.
- Protein food is limited.
- S alt must be discarded.
- You need to introduce weak healing decoctions into the diet. Rosehip, for example.
If you experience pain in the kidney area, or problems with urination, you should urgently seek medical help.
Folk remedies
Talking about the causes and treatment of the sinus cyst of the kidney, you need to pay attention to the recipes of alternative medicine. Here are the ones that are considered the most effective:
- Take the young leaves of burdock, squeeze the juice out of them. Drink three times a day for 1 - 2 tbsp. l. before eating. The course is 1 month. Squeeze half a glass, as the juice can be stored no longer than 3 days.
- Finely chop the joints of the golden mustache (50 pieces) and pour vodka (500 ml). Let it brew for 10 days, strain. Drink morning and evening on an empty stomach. Firstday - 10 drops. Then every day add 1. The course is 25 days. Accordingly, you need to reach 35 drops. Then use the infusion in reverse order to the initial dose.
- Aspen bark powder take 1 tsp. inside three times a day before meals. Be sure to drink water. The course lasts 2 weeks.
- Mix 50 grams of the following herbs: St. John's wort, wormwood, wild rose and yarrow. Add pine buds (30 g). Mix with crushed and soaked chaga (200 g). Pour the resulting composition with 3 liters of water. Bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for 2 hours. Give a day to insist. Then strain. Pour aloe juice (200 ml). Add everything to a mixture of 500 grams of honey and 200 ml of cognac. Take 1 tbsp. l. 30 minutes before meals three times a day. The maximum treatment period is 3 months.
But the easiest recipe is green tea. It should be diluted 1:1 with milk and drunk with honey twice a day.
