Polycystic Kidney Disease is genetic disease and it means there are many cysts in both renal cortex and renal medulla. Usually, as people grow, cysts also enlarge and when cysts develop to a certain level, back pain emerges. For patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease, back pain can be caused through different pathological changes.
Firstly, enlarged kidneys or cysts, massive haemorrhage inside cysts, or stretching to renal capsule and tractive renal vascular nerve all can cause pain in the location of kidneys.
Secondly, associated with lithiasis or bleeding in their cysts, patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease are easy to feel back pain, because some small stones and blood clot may block their ureter. Blocking of ureter is one of the major causes of back pain.
Thirdly, physical activities, long time walking or sitting also are the factors for back pain.
Fourthly, patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease are easy to have lithangiuria such as renal stone and ureteral calculus. Owing to urinary scour or moving, stone also move, causing pain in the location of their kidneys.
Fifthly, when patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease get urinary tract infection, they usually feel pain in their lower back.
Sixth, renal fracture caused by rapid increase can give rise to perinephric hematoma or abscess, which is another cause of back pain for patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease.
For Polycystic Kidney Disease, the optimal therapeutic method is control and shrink cysts. Although the gene of this disease is unchangeable, damaged cyst parietal cell can be restored. Therefore, for patients with Polycystic Kidney Disease, choose the effective treatment is vital.
