Renal cysts: treatment with alcohol

Thirty-four benign renal cysts in 29 patients were treated with 95% ethanol during diagnostic aspiration with a 4.6 French pigtail catheter. All were followed by ultrasound from 3 to 30 months. There was one recurrence at three months. Minor complications of hematuria and temperature elevation were...

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Published inRadiology Vol. 138; no. 2; p. 329
Main Author Bean, W J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.1981
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Catheterization
Ethanol - adverse effects
Ethanol - therapeutic use
Fever - etiology
Follow-Up Studies
Hematuria - etiology
Humans
Kidney Diseases, Cystic - therapy
Middle Aged
Recurrence
Sclerosing Solutions
Ultrasonography
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Summary:Thirty-four benign renal cysts in 29 patients were treated with 95% ethanol during diagnostic aspiration with a 4.6 French pigtail catheter. All were followed by ultrasound from 3 to 30 months. There was one recurrence at three months. Minor complications of hematuria and temperature elevation were no more prevalent than with diagnostic aspiration alone. There were no major complications.
ISSN:0033-8419
DOI:10.1148/radiology.138.2.7455112