conclusions percutaneous ethanol sclerotheraphy in simple cysts is a safe, cost-effective and minimally invasive method. we consider that this technique may be an alternative solution in the percutaneous cyst treatment. results fifty-seven cysts had complete regression, while 31 cysts regressed partially. after the procedure, pain was relieved in 44 (82%) patients and the pain alleviated in fou...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the incidence of simple renal cyst, the relationship between both size and location of cysts, and the effect on calyces; and to correlate symptomatology and effect on the pelvicalyceal system. METHODS Abdominal ultrasound examination was performed in 2010 patients for different reasons. Simple renal cysts were demonstrated in 110 patients harbouring 198 cysts. The cysts...

BACKGROUND We investigated simple renal cysts to understand the prevalence in healthy individuals and evaluate their clinical characteristics to determine whether or not there are any risk factors associated with simple renal cysts. METHODS Abdominal sonography was performed in 577 individuals (317 men, 260 women; mean age, 48.84 years; age range, 20-94 years) who received health check-up in ...

An 82-year-old male had been suffering from anorexia and abdominal discomfort for several months. He was admitted to hospital, incapable of walking due to a prominent abdomen. His medical history showed hypertension for 10 years and renal cysts that had progressively increased over the past 30 years. Familial history was unremarkable. Clinical examination revealed a strikingly enlarged abdomen ...

BACKGROUND Simple renal cyst is the most common cystic deformation found in adults. However, there were a few systematic Korean reports for the clinical symptoms and complications of simple renal cysts. The author's purpose was to determine the relationship between simple renal cysts diagnosed by abdominal ultrasonography and hypertension. METHODS Among 13,482 persons who took a routine physi...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of percutaneous drainage with single-session alcohol sclerotherapy in the treatment of symptomatic simple renal cysts. Thirty patients (16 men and 14 women, average age 54,7+/-11,3 years) with simple renal cysts were treated by ultrasound guided percutaneous aspiration and single-session alcohol sclerotherapy. Patient demographics, clinical char...