Will PKD relapse after kidney transplant? PKD, the abbreviation of Polycystic
Kidney Disease, is an inherited kidney disease. With time going, the cyst will
become larger and larger. In this case, the cyst will affect kidneys and other
organs including liver, pancreas, brain and arterial blood vessels. Without
timely treatment, PKD will lead to kidney failure and the most common treatment
is kidney transplant. Is kidney transplant a radical therapy for PKD?
Organ Transplantation is the moving of an organ from one body to another or
from a donor site to another location on the patient's own body, for the purpose
of replacing the recipient's damaged or absent organ. Kidney Transplant is a
widely used treatment to relive Kidney Failure patients’ disease condition.
Compared with dialysis,it is used less but the effects of it is better than
dialysis in theory.
When PKD worsens,patients’ kidneys will be effected and damaged badly. If
possible or necessary,kidney Transplant will be used to maintain their disease
condition and prolong their life. In this case,many patients are worried about
their disease condition and don’t know if it will relapse.
Actually,if you have received Kidney Transplant,PKD will not relapse on your
new kidneys. But there are also some serious problems that need your notice.
Acute rejection reaction will effect the new kidneys even cause some
life-threatening complications. So it is necessary for patients to take
immunosuppressant to inhibit the transplant reaction and protect patients.
Besides,the life expectancy is not optimistic for kidney-transplant
recipients. If permissible,conservative therapy may be more suitable to improve
your disease condition and protect your remaining health.
Transplant cannot avoid PKD relapse. The best treatment for PKD is
conservative therapies which can repair injured kidney cells and protect
residual kidney function. If you take it earlier, you have a large chance to
avoid transplant.