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IMAGING DIAGNOSIS—ULTRASOUND‐GUIDED ETHANOL SCLEROTHERAPY FOR A SIMPLE RENAL CYST
Author(s) -
AGUT AMALIA,
SOLER MARTA,
LAREDO FRANCISCO G.,
PALLARES FRANCISCO J.,
SEVA JUAN I.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
veterinary radiology and ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 1058-8183
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.2007.00319.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sclerotherapy , radiology , ultrasound , cyst , ultrasonography
Solitary renal cysts are benign and in the majority of instances asymptomatic and do not require treatment. Nevertheless, treatment may be required if abdominal discomfort or pain, hypertension, infection or renal outflow obstruction occur. Under these circumstances, percutaneous management of the cyst is the easiest and fastest procedure, and no major complications are generally encountered. In this report we describe a patient with a solitary renal cyst treated successfully by a single injection of ethanol into the cyst. The sonographic appearance of the cyst changed from a well‐defined hypoechoic structure to an ill‐defined hyperechoic region. Canine renal cysts may be successfully managed in some instances by a single ethanol injection.