What is kidney cyst?

A kidney cyst is a collection of fluid in the kidney. A simple kidney cyst usually does not cause any symptoms and does not require treatment. However, it may occasionally become infected or block the flow of urine.

How do members experience kidney cyst?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with kidney cyst*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for kidney cyst*

Who has kidney cyst on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 1
30s 11
40s 15
50s 34
60s 29
70+ 15

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 21
Female 79