A case of ultrasound-guided cyst aspiration and sclerotherapy for the management of intractable pelvic pseudocyst.

Nam, Ka Hyun; Lee, Kwang Hun; Kim, Young Han; Lee, San Hui; Yang, Hyo In; Kwon, Ja Young; Park, Yong Won

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2008;51(12):1539-1544.
Published online December 1, 2008.

A case of ultrasound-guided cyst aspiration and sclerotherapy for the management of intractable pelvic pseudocyst.

Ka Hyun Nam, Kwang Hun Lee, Young Han Kim, San Hui Lee, Hyo In Yang, Ja Young Kwon, Yong Won Park

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. yhkim522@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
²Department of Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Patients who underwent laparotomy often experience recurrent pelvic pseudocysts and they may need to undergo another laparotomy. Nowadays, many less invasive techniques such as the use of ultrasound-guided aspiration of pelvic pseudocysts and sclerotherapy were developed and were replacing laparotomy. We report a case of intractable pelvic pseudocyst treated successfully with ultrasound-guided cyst aspiration and sclerotherapy using acetic acid with a brief review of literature.

Key Words: Pseudocyst, Sclerotherapy, Acetic acid