Renal Cysts: Percutaneous Resection with Standard Urologic Instruments

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Abstract
We present a method that allows percutaneous resection of renal cysts under local anesthesia using standard urologic instruments. Much as in the method described by Eickenberg, the peripheral wall of the cyst is resected with an ordinary resectoscope. Suction drainage is applied postoperatively for 2 to 3 days. The procedure has been used in 14 patients with obstructive cysts or flank pain. With follow-up averaging 19 months, in six cases, the cysts were reduced in size substantially, and the remaining eight cases showed no evidence of a cyst at follow-up. All patients but one were completely freed from the complaints they suffered prior to treatment.

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