Percutaneous ablation of a mesenteric cyst using ethanol: is it feasible?
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.
Irie
Toshiyuki
T
Department of Radiology, Hitachi General Hospital, Jyonan 2-1-1, Hitachi City, Ibaraki 317-0077, Japan. toshiyuki.irie.rq@hitachi.com
Kuramochi
Masashi
M
Takahashi
Nobuyuki
N
Kamoshida
Toshirou
T
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
D003287:Contrast Media; D000431:Ethanol