Percutaneous ablation of a mesenteric cyst using ethanol: is it feasible?

Toshiyuki Irie, Masashi Kuramochi, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Toshirou Kamoshida

Department of Radiology, Hitachi General Hospital, Jyonan 2-1-1, Hitachi City, Ibaraki 317-0077, Japan. toshiyuki.irie.rq@hitachi.com

Cardiovascular and interventional radiology 2010 Jun

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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.

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Toshiyuki Irie, Masashi Kuramochi, Nobuyuki Takahashi, Toshirou Kamoshida. Percutaneous ablation of a mesenteric cyst using ethanol: is it feasible? Cardiovascular and interventional radiology. 2010 Jun;33(3):654-6