Specific reasons of kidney failure due to polycystic kidney are as follows:
1. The increased cysts will squeeze kidney tissue, leading to renal fibrosis.
2. Ischemia, harden, inflammation or fibrosis of kidney tissue.
3. The high perfusion and high filtration of healthy renal nephron due to progressive loss of functioning glomeruli.
4. The produce of renal growth factors develope further damage to renal nephron.
Except for lumbago, abdominal mass and blood urine, The kidney failure patients with polycystic kidney may experience plenty of complications such as high blood pressure, cyst infection, rupture cyst, in the end stage of renal failure, patients could suffer from abdominal distension, dyspnea, nausea and vomiting, all these can bring tremendous pains to the patients.
Polycystic kidney patients need aggressive treatment and prevent occurrence and development of the complications to protect residual renal function. Combine therapy of Chinese medicine and western medicine is a effective way to cure polycystic kidney, more details please refer to Cautions for Patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease
