Treatment for polycystic
kidney disease may include:
- Medication for polycystic kidney disease
- Medications to control pain
- Vitamin supplements for polycystic kidney disease
- Kidney disease diet
- Surgery
- Aimed at the removal of a large cysts that are causing pain or bleeding
- May be performed with a conventional open incision or laparoscopically
- Endoscopic removal of a kidney cyst from within the kidney (scope is passed through the ureter and into the kidney) may be an option for some cysts.
- Surgery only provides temporary pain relief and does not change the course of the disease
- Dialysis for kidney failure
- Fluid restriction for polycystic kidney disease
- Kidney transplant for polycystic kidney disease
- Polycystic kidney disease clinical trials
Kidney Dialysis Severe
kidney disease can result in
kidney failure or
end stage renal disease. The kidneys are unable to remove fluid and waste from the body. The treatment of
kidney failure requires
kidney dialysis.
The two types of dialysis include:
- Hemodialysis:
- Blood flows through a machine that filters waste from the bloodstream.
- Peritoneal dialysis:
- Fluid is placed inside the abdominal cavity
- Waste products seep into the fluid through the tissue in the abdomen
- Fluid is removed from the abdomen
