title: Percutaneous ablation of a mesenteric cyst using ethanol: is it feasible?
abstract: A huge mesenteric cyst in a 61-year-old female was treated by percutaneous ablation using ethanol. Marked shrinkage was achieved and regrowth was not seen 16 months after ablation. Resection is the standard therapy for mesenteric cysts, but it may be valuable to discuss the feasibility of percutaneous ablation before resection if the lesion wall is smooth and thin, and if solid nodules are not depicted on imaging.
authors: Department of Radiology, Hitachi General Hospital, Jyonan 2-1-1, Hitachi City, Ibaraki 317-0077, Japan. toshiyuki.irie.rq@hitachi.com
authors: Toshiyuki
authors: T
authors: Irie
authors: Masashi
authors: M
authors: Kuramochi
authors: Nobuyuki
authors: N
authors: Takahashi
authors: Toshirou
authors: T
authors: Kamoshida
mesh_terms: D003287:Contrast Media; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D000431:Ethanol / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008639:Mesenteric Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D000431:Ethanol