A 52-year-old male, who noticed a sudden onset of general fatigue and appetite loss, visited our hospital. No other family member had a history of renal disease. He had been diagnosed with alcoholic hepatopathy 10 years before. His blood pressure was 112/72 mmHg. His right kidney was felt during palpation at the upper right abdominal area. Laboratory findings showed elevated levels of liver enz...

OBJECTIVE What is the impact of the omental wadding technique on decreasing the incidence of recurrence after laparoscopic decortication of the symptomatic simple renal cyst? This is the question we are trying to answer through this study. PATIENTS AND METHODS This is a cohort study of 14 consecutive patients who underwent transperitoneal laparoscopic decortication of a symptomatic simple ren...

PURPOSE To assess the efficacy of percutaneous unroofing in the treatment of simple renal cysts instead of laparoscopic decortication and open surgeries. MATERIALS AND METHODS From November 2009 to October 2010 at our department, 11 patients with 12 simple cyst units were managed by percutaneous unroofing. All cysts were evaluated with ultrasonography and abdominal computed tomography. If the...

currently, laparoscopic cystectomy is the first-line therapy for ovarian benign cysts that are resistant to current therapies. there are different studies that point to ovarian reserve damage due to laparoscopic cystectomy. in this study, we evaluate the ovarian damage following laparoscopic cystectomy for non-endometriosis cysts using ultrasound and pathology findings. this is a prospective co...

*Common type of cystic disease of the kidney Introduction Cystic diseases of the kidney are common lesions worldwide.1–5 They are broadly divided into genetic and nongenetic cysts. A renal cyst is a fluid-filled sac arising from dilatation in any part of the nephrons or collecting ducts. The cysts may eventually separate from the nephrons or ducts and continue to enlarge. Although most are simp...

According to Bosniak's classification, renal cysts with moderate calcification, irregular margins, and thickened enhanced septa should raise a suspicion of malignancy. Diagnosis of multilocular renal cysts depends on their histological features. Since 1951, it has generally been considered that a multilocular renal cyst can change from a benign lesion to one which may be combined with malignant...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to investigate the positive association between the presence of renal cysts and AAA. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective chart review on the clinical data of 396 consecutive patients, who underwent CT scans for preoperative evaluation of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery in Sapporo Medical University from the period of January 2007 to December 2008, was c...

Abstract Background and Aims Individuals with pathogenic heterozygous variants in the COL4A3/COL4A4 genes are usually asymptomatic or present only microhaematuria, although some may develop proteinuria chronic kidney disease (CKD). Simple renal cysts common healthy individuals, an increasing incidence age CKD grade. A possible association between of collagen type IV has been described. This stu...

Simple hepatic cysts are common and most often asymptomatic. In symptomatic cases, hemorrhage, rupture, and infection are major complications. However, urinary tract obstruction caused by a simple hepatic cyst is rare. We treated an 82-year-old Japanese man with an infected giant hepatic cyst causing right hydronephrosis who had a past history of left nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma. The p...