Guide To Treating Polycystic Kidney Disease

Kidney Dialysis

More then half of the individuals who have polycystic kidney disease will develop end-stage renal disease, which can only be treated with kidney dialysis or a transplant. Around thirty percent of children diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease will require treatment with dialysis or a transplant by the time they reach the double digits. The best type of dialysis is hemodialysis, which is when a giant machine that operates as an artificial kidney is hooked up to a blood vessel to filter the blood and then sent back into the body once filtered. While it can be time-consuming at three to four hours a session several days per week, it is the most effective method to maintain all bodily functions with the presence of end-stage renal disease. The other method of dialysis, peritoneal dialysis, is less effective and takes longer, however, it is more convenient for end-stage renal disease patients because it does not have to be done in a hospital or facility. Some polycystic kidney disease patients may be ineligible for this type of dialysis because the cysts in the kidneys reduce the surface area of the component that has a role in the way peritoneal dialysis works.

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