Complications Caused by Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)

In recent years, the incidence of Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) is on a rise. Once patients get infections, cold or external pressure, cyst internal bleeding can happen, causing sharp pain. Bleeding may be caused by complicated tumor on cyst wall. When Polycystic Kidney Disease patients accept normal treatment of Polycystic Kidney Disease, they should also prevent kinds of complications happening actively in order to avoid illness condition aggravation. Well then, what complications can Polycystic Kidney Disease cause?

Firstly, Kidney Stones and Kidney Calcification: when more serious pain, colic or gross Haematuria appear, patients may have the possibility of getting complicated Stone.

Secondly, urinary tract infections: this includes cystitis, nephropyelitis, cyst infection and perinephric abscess. As for female, instrumental examination is a dangerous factor that can cause urinary infection. If White Blood Cell Cylindruria can be found and patients have quick reaction to anti-inflammation treatment, it is beneficial to diagnose nephropyelitis. Blood Culture shows positive and local pressing pain may point to cyst infection and infectious cyst can be found through CT examination.

Thirdly, cyst cancerization: when patients have symptoms of pain on kidney region, Haematuria regulation change, increasing blood sedimentation as well as Anemia unequal to renal function or globalism, they should be aware of complicated Kidney Cancer. Timely CT examination is necessary and sometimes renoarteriography is needed.


When cysts are located in the bottom of kidney, clinging to ureter, this can worsen hydronephros, and pressure on renal pelvis from urine can cause pain on back. Besides, this can also lead to kidney infection.