How long can patients with one kidney live? The answer just lies in whether
the remaining kidney can function normally. As long as the other kidney can
function normally, patients with one kidney can lead a normal life. However, for
those with only one kidney, the remaining kidney will have to carry on the
functions of both kidneys, which adds burden on it. Patients with one kidney
need to pay special care in their daily life.
Hong ling can patients with one kidney live? The life expectancy for those
with one kidney should be based on the specific condition of the patient. Those
who have one kidney can be divided into three groups;
1. Some are born with one kidney.
2. Some have one kidney after kidney donation.
3. Some others have taken kidney excision(nephrectomy) due to severely
damaged kidney.
Of the three, the first two groups of patients can preserve a normal life as
long as the kidney can be well protected. However, for the third group of
patients, due to the existence of pathogenic factors and decompensated kidney
function(the remaining kidney fulfill functions of both kidneys), the kidney
have much higher possibility of deteriorating into end-stage kidney
disease(ESKD). Therefore, patients with kidney diseases are not advised to take
nephrectomy to excise the lesioned kidneys. And try a proper way to save the
failed kidneys so as to have a longer life expectancy with our kidneys.
For those born with one kidney and those who have donated a kidney, daily
nursing is significant to preserve its efficiency and to have a longer life
expectancy. For this, patients need to take a balanced diet, prevent urinary
tract infections and avoid nephrotoxic medicines so as to have a longer life
expectancy.
However, for those with one kidney after kidney recision, things are much
different. The life expectancy is much worse and also is linked with the
specific condition. The remaining kidney will works in a decompensated way;
what's more, as there exist certain pathogenic factors in the kidneys, the left
kidney may develop into end-stage kidney diseases much more faster than
others.
Take Kidney Cyst for example. Occasionally, patients with cyst in kidney(most
probably polycystic kidney) are advised to take nephrectomy for one or both of
their kidneys because much suffering is brought to the patient due to augmented
kidney, cyst rupture or cyst relapse. However, after kidney recision, the left
kidney works difficultly, which, added by the squeezing of the growing cysts,
will increase kidney deterioration speed and finally lead to kidney failure. At
that time, dialysis or kidney transplantation can be the final choices.
All in all, those with kidney diseases may experience faster speed of kidney
function deterioration with kidney recision than others. We treasure a therapy
that can save damaged nephrons maximally instead of kidney recision.
