title: Percutaneous puncture of abdominal cystic masses in children.
abstract: A technique of percutaneous puncture and opacification of cystic abdominal masses is outlined, and its diagnostic and therapeutic potential demonstrated in a series of 16 masses in 15 children. It is suggested as an alternative to ultrasound and computed tomography in certain situations.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011677:Punctures; D011859:Radiography