Patient's question:
Recently, my appetite has been poor, and I've also noticed some swelling in my body. I feel completely exhausted. When I went to the hospital for a check-up, they said it was kidney disease. Could you please tell me what potential after-effects there are after kidney cyst surgery?Doctor's answer:
Kidney cyst removal is a minor surgery, which is minimally invasive and causes relatively little damage to the body. The entire surgical process only requires destroying the cyst's capsule and draining the liquid inside to heal. It is not necessary to remove the entire cyst. Basically, there are no significant aftereffects, although the surgery could potentially lead to infection, which is highly unlikely, occurring in less than 1 in 100,000 cases. A follow-up check-up at the hospital is recommended three months after the surgery.