title: [Serous renal cysts: translumbar percutaneous resection].
abstract: Twelve patients with giant renal serous cyst located superiorly, inferiorly or in the central zone underwent percutaneous resection. The symptoms that had prompted the operative procedure disappeared immediately post-operatively in all patients. To evaluate the efficacy of resection, a CT scan was obtained pre-operatively and at 3 months post-operatively. All 9 patients in whom complete removal of the cyst wall had been achieved revealed a completely normal renal morphology on the post-operative scan with no evidence of cyst. In the remaining 3 patients in whom the cyst could only be partially resected, the postoperative scan revealed residual cystic cavity, although its size had markedly diminished. The technique utilized and the maneuvers that permit removal of the cyst wall without risk are described. The indications and the therapeutic alternatives are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Río Hortega, Valladolid, España.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Martínez-Sagarra
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Amón Sesmero
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002404:Catheterization; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Quistes serosos renales: resección percutánea translumbar.