A. Kabaalioglu et al., PERCUTANEOUS SCLEROTHERAPY OF A SYMPTOMATIC SIMPLE RENAL CYST IN A CHILD - OBSERVATION OF MEMBRANE DETACHMENT SIGN, European radiology, 6(6), 1996, pp. 872-874
A 6-year-old girl with a symptomatic renal cyst underwent successful p
ercutaneous aspiration and sclerotherapy with hypertonic saline under
US guidance. Although membrane detachment sign was seen clearly during
aspiration, it was confirmed to be a simple cyst. In contrast to prev
ious reports, membrane detachment sign is not pathognomonic for hydati
d cysts and may be seen after simple cyst aspiration. Therefore, diffe
rentiation of a symptomatic renal cyst from a hydatid cyst should not
depend solely on membrane detachment sign. in either case US- or CT-gu
ided percutaneous sclerotherapy should always be considered before sur
gery.