2009
DOI: 10.1590/s0100-39842009000400007
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Alcoolização percutânea de cistos renais: revisão da literatura e apresentação de resultados

Abstract: OBJETIVO: Demonstrar a eficácia e os resultados práticos da alcoolização percutânea de pacientes com cistos renais simples sintomáticos. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: Foram revistos os resultados obtidos em dez pacientes com cistos renais simples sintomáticos (oito homens e duas mulheres), com idade entre 28 e 72 anos (média de 55 anos), submetidos a pelo menos duas alcoolizações percutâneas. A indicação do procedimento foi dor no flanco refratária nos dez pacientes, sete deles com algum grau de hidronefrose pela local… Show more

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“…Because of their asymptomatic characteristic and non specificity of their clinical repercussions, renal lesions in general are incidentally diagnosed at images or necropsy ( 1 - 3 ) . According to the literature, cystic lesions represent the most common findings in the radiologists' daily practice ( 2 , 4 ) and it is believed that they are acquired lesions, considering that their incidence and prevalence is related to risk factors such as aging, male sex, presence of nephrolithiasis, smoking habit, hypertension and renal dysfunction ( 5 , 6 ) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Because of their asymptomatic characteristic and non specificity of their clinical repercussions, renal lesions in general are incidentally diagnosed at images or necropsy ( 1 - 3 ) . According to the literature, cystic lesions represent the most common findings in the radiologists' daily practice ( 2 , 4 ) and it is believed that they are acquired lesions, considering that their incidence and prevalence is related to risk factors such as aging, male sex, presence of nephrolithiasis, smoking habit, hypertension and renal dysfunction ( 5 , 6 ) .…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%