Laparoscopic Renal Cyst Deroofing
Renal cyst de-roofing with laparoscopic surgery
Most kidney cysts do not need treatment.
Benign kidney cysts are quite frequent, and the great majority need no treatment. A really big cyst may cause pain and is treatable. Patients with polycystic kidney disease who have numerous big cysts may benefit from having some of them drained.
How is this process carried out?
Renal cysts may be drained radiologically, which is done under local anaesthesia with a needle guided by ultrasonography or CT. When cysts are treated in this manner, fluid will nearly always re-accumulate in them over time. Another approach is to de-roof the cyst. This is a surgical treatment that removes a portion of the cyst’s wall. This lessens, but does not eliminate, the probability of the cyst recurring.
If feasible, this is done using a laparoscopic (keyhole) procedure. Three tiny holes are created in the abdomen: one for a camera and two for equipment. The cyst is detected, then the surrounding tissues are dissected to remove the cyst. As much of the cyst wall as feasible is removed, and the wall may be patched back together using absorbable sutures.
Following the surgery.
This surgery requires a minimum stay of one night. You will be urged to get out of bed and move about as quickly as possible, and you will be allowed to eat and drink whenever you feel the need. The time it takes to return to work may vary depending on your profession, but you should be able to operate normally within a few days. The little incisions normally cause some slight pain, but this should subside rapidly.
Possible adverse effects and problems.
All operations may have negative effects. Although these concerns are widely known, the majority of individuals do not have issues after a treatment.
The risks of the anesthetic should be addressed with the anesthesiologist who will be caring for you during the procedure and will see you beforehand.
There are unique hazards associated with this surgical treatment, which will be addressed with you prior to the operation. To supplement your one-on-one talk with your surgeon, here are some guidelines:
Common
Some individuals have transient shoulder tip discomfort and stomach bloating for 24 hours following surgery. Mild medications are generally sufficient to alleviate the discomfort.
Occasional
Following this procedure, infection or a hernia may emerge in one or more of the incisions, necessitating subsequent therapy.
Cysts have a propensity to reoccur, and further treatments may be required.
Rare
Bleeding may develop during surgery, forcing the physician to forgo the keyhole technique and adopt the traditional open method of kidney removal. If this happens, a blood transfusion may be necessary.
Extremely uncommon
Injury to adjacent organs or blood arteries, both recognized and unrecognized, may occur, necessitating a switch to an open surgical strategy or deferring major open surgery altogether.
During the surgery, the lung cavity may be invaded and repaired