Adventitial Cystic Disease of the Common Femoral Vein: Report of a Case / 日本心臓血管外科学会雑誌

A 68-year-old man suffered a pain in his right groin and was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis at a previous medical clinic, two months earlier. He was referred to our hospital to treat deep vein thrombosis. However, adventitial cystic disease of the femoral vein was suspected from findings of preoperative contrast CT and ultrasonography. Under general anesthesia, the operation was performed. The venous wall was resected including an adventitial cyst, which was followed by the venous reconstruction using an autologous vein patch. Anticoagulant therapy was continued after the operation for one year. He was followed for 18 months after the surgery without a recurrence of the adventitial cystic disease. Venous adventitial cystic disease is extremely rare and may be misdiagnosed as deep vein thrombosis. Careful follow-up is mandatory, because the postoperative recurrence rate is reported to be substantially high.

Rare case of ruptured uterus in previously normal delivered patient due to hydatid cystic disease in pregnant uterus

Hydatid cystic disease is parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus. Dogs and carnivors like fox are definitive hosts harbouring warms in intestine. Eggs passed in stools eaten by intermediate hosts and larvae encyst in liver, lungs and other organs. Humans are accidental hosts. Incidence of hydatid cystic disease in genital organs is low around 0.5%. Hydatid cyst most often found in liver - 60%, lungs - 30% accounting approximately 90% of the disease. Incidence of hydatid disease in pregnancy is very rare ranging from 1/20000 to 1/30000. 22 years old G2P1L1 with 39weeks gestation age (GA) with intrauterine fetal death (IUFD) with query ruptured uterus, extra uterine pregnancy, transverse lie with severe anaemia referred from Jalgaon civil hospital for further management.

Unilateral renal cystic disease: a case report study

Unilateral renal cystic disease (URCD) of kidney is a non-familial, extremely rare condition, characterized by replacement of the renal parenchyma of one kidney by a cluster of multiple cysts of varying size with a normal contralateral kidney. It is morphologically indistinguishable from autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD); as such, hepatic and pancreatic cysts is not seen and shows no progressive deterioration in renal function; thus, differentiating ADPKD from URCD becomes important. We report a case of URCD documented by clinical and radiological imaging. A 21 year-old female, presented with history of mild lancinating pain in the left flank for 6 years which aggravated in the past 3 days, with no history of lower urinary tract symptoms. No significant family illnesses reported. Examination showed normal vitals and ballotability present and associated tenderness on deep palpation in left lumbar region. Laboratory findings were within normal limits. Ultrasonography of abdomen and pelvis showed left hydronephrosis with multiple cysts. CECT Abdomen revealed an enlarged left kidney (∼15×16×10 cm) filled with variable sized round, well-marginated multiple cysts. Renal ultrasound was performed on patient’s parents and her siblings and ruled out cystic renal disease. Hence, authors considered the diagnosis of URCD in this patient. In conclusion, treatment and managing guidelines of URCD have not been mentioned in any of the medical literatures. There is little information regarding the progression of URCD. Hence there is a need for further understanding of pathogenesis, progression and management of these patients.

Choledochal cyst in pregnancy

: Biliary diseases during pregnancy are not uncommon and are frequently due to cholelithiasis. Choledochal cyst during pregnancy is rare. The management of biliary pathologies during pregnancy poses a challenge as the window of opportunity to carry out any interventions with minimal risk is small.

Cystic Disease of the Groin Presenting as Compression of a Femoral Vessel

In this study, we describe our diagnosis and treatment of two patients who presented with femoral vessel compression caused by a cystic lesion in the groin. One case was diagnosed as adventitial cystic disease (ACD) of the common femoral artery resulting in leg claudication and the other was diagnosed as a ganglion cyst (GC) causing femoral vein compression and unilateral leg swelling. The operative findings differed between these two cases with respect to the dissection of the cyst and femoral vessel, but the postoperative histological examination results were similar. The pathogenesis of ACD and GC is not fully understood, and further investigation is needed to delineate the exact pathology of these uncommon conditions.

Progressive Pulmonary Fibrocystic Changes of Both Upper Lungs in a Patient with Ankylosing Spondylitis / 결핵및호흡기질환

Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory multisystem disease that primarily affects the axial joints. Pleuropulmonary involvement is an uncommon extra-articular manifestation of ankylosing spondylitis. There is a wide spectrum of pulmonary parenchymal changes in ankylosing spondylitis, beginning in the early stages of the disease and increasing over time. The lesions are usually asymptomatic, and not visible on chest radiographs in early stages. We reported a case of advanced ankylosing spondylitis in a 56-year-old man with progressive pulmonary bullous fibrocystic changes on both upper lobes that were misdiagnosed as tuberculosis in the early stages of the disease.

Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in an Adult Male Presenting with Central Diabetes Insipidus and Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Report / 결핵및호흡기질환

Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis is an uncommon diffuse cystic lung disease in adults. In rare cases, it can involve extrapulmonary organs and lead to endocrine abnormalities such as central diabetes insipidus. A 42-year-old man presented with polyphagia and polydipsia, as well as a dry cough and dyspnea on exertion. Magnetic resonance imaging of the hypothalamic-pituitary system failed to show the posterior pituitary, which is a typical finding in patients with central diabetes insipidus. This condition was confirmed by a water deprivation test, and the patient was also found to have type 2 diabetes mellitus. Computed tomographic scanning of the lungs revealed multiple, irregularly shaped cystic lesions and small nodules bilaterally, with sparing of the costophrenic angles. Lung biopsy through video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery revealed pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis. On a follow-up visit, only 1 year after the patient had quit smoking, clinical and radiological improvement was significant. Here, we report an uncommon case of pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis that simultaneously presented with diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus.

Enfermedad renal quística adquirida y su relación con variables clínicas, demográficas y antropométricas en pacientes dialíticos / Acquired renal cystic disease and its relationship to clinical, demographic and anthropometric variables in patients on hemodialysis

Introducción: la enfermedad renal crónica (ERC) se asocia frecuentemente con enfermedad renal quística adquirida (ERQA). En el orden clínico, esta última suele ser asintomática, pero puede complicarse con carcinoma renal. Objetivo: identificar la frecuencia de presentación de ERQA y la posible relación de la longitud renal, el número y tamaño de los quistes, con características de pacientes en hemodiálisis. Métodos: se realizó un estudio analítico, transversal, en el cual se incluyó a todos los pacientes del Servicio de Hemodiálisis del Instituto de Nefrología, en tratamiento en junio de 2012. Fueron excluidos los que tenían enfermedad quística como causa de ERC, los nefrectomizados y aquellos con mala ventana ecográfica. La ecografía renal se realizó con equipo Toshiba Nemio XG de alta resolución y transductor convexo de 3,5 MHz. La información fue procesada de forma automatizada mediante el paquete estadístico SPSS, versión 15.0. Para identificar las posibles relaciones entre las variables fueron utilizados los test de Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney y de Kruskal-Wallis. También se empleó el coeficiente de correlación lineal de Pearson (r). Resultados: el 38,4 por ciento de los pacientes presentó ERQA. Se encontró asociación del número de quistes con el tiempo en hemodiálisis, la dosis de eritropoyetina utilizada y las cifras de hemoglobina (p< 0,05 en los 3 casos). Entre tiempo en hemodiálisis y número de quistes, la relación fue directa y moderada (r= 0,60). Conclusiones: la frecuencia de ERQA es elevada en pacientes en hemodiálisis. El número de quistes aumenta con el tiempo en tratamiento y los pacientes con mayor número de quistes poseen valores más elevados de hemoglobina y requieren de dosis más bajas de eritropoyetina...

Introduction: chronic kidney disease (CKD) is frequently associated with acquired renal cystic disease (ARCD). The latter condition is usually clinically asymptomatic, but it may complicate with renal carcinoma. Objective: identify the frequency of presentation of ARCD and the possible relationship of renal length and the number and size of cysts, to characteristics of patients on hemodialysis. Methods: an analytical cross-sectional study was conducted of all the patients on hemodialysis at the Institute of Nephrology in June 2012. Patients with cystic disease as the cause of CKD, nephrectomized patients and those with a poor echographic window were not included. Renal echography was performed with high resolution Toshiba Nemio XG equipment and a 3.5 MHz convex transducer. Data was processed with the statistical software SPSS version 15.0. The Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used for identification of the possible relationships between variables. The Pearson linear correlation coefficient (r) was also used. Results: 38.4 percent of the patients had ARCD. An association was found between the number of cysts and the time on hemodialysis, the doses of erythropoietin used, and hemoglobin values (p< 0.05 in the three cases). The relationship between time on hemodialysis and number of cysts was direct and moderate (r= 0.60). Conclusions: the frequency of ARCD was high among patients on hemodialysis. The number of cysts increased with treatment time. Patients with a greater number of cysts have higher hemoglobin values and require smaller doses of erythropoietin...

Quiste renal gigante. Presentación de un caso / Giant renal cyst. Presentation of a case

En el riñón frecuentemente se desarrollan quistes. Dentro de la diversidad de quistes renales, el simple puede presentarse dentro del riñón o en la superficie de este pudiendo, ser único o múltiple, unilateral o bilateral y más frecuente en el izquierdo. Generalmente se manifiestan asintomático y pueden alcanzar gran tamaño, denominándose quistes gigantes. Se presenta un paciente de 66 años que ingresa por dolor lumbar hace un año, que empeora a pesar del tratamiento médico para una presunta sacrolumbalgia. En el abdomen se aprecia marcado aumento de volumen, sobre todo hacia el hemiabdomen superior y se palpa gran masa tumoral que ocupa la totalidad del hemiabdomen superior, renitente y no dolorosa. Se realizó tomografía axial computarizada de abdomen, apreciándose imagen hipodensa multitabicada que ocupa todo el hemiabdomen izquierdo con desplazamiento de asas, riñón izquierdo y músculo psoas. Se concluye como quiste gigante multitabicado de riñón izquierdo. Se realizó laparotomía paramediana izquierda supra e infraumbilical y se detecta gran quiste renal del polo superior del riñón izquierdo que sobrepasa la línea media desplazando la arteria aorta a la derecha de la columna vertebral. Se realizó nefrectomía izquierda. Es raro, que un quiste renal simple gigante, sobrepase la línea media y tenga compresión de tantos órganos intraabdominales; este es un hecho poco descrito en la literatura médica. El examen físico superficial y limitado al órgano que produce los síntomas que motivan la consulta, limita el diagnóstico precoz de muchas enfermedades como se demuestra en este paciente. Este es uno de los errores más frecuentes que se aprecian al aplicar el método clínico.

Frequently, cysts develop in the kidney. Among the diversity of renal cysts, the simple one could be located inside the kidney or in its surface and may be single or multiple, unilateral or bilateral, and more frequent in the left kidney. Generally they are asymptomatic and can reach a great size, called giant cysts. We present a patient aged 66 years, entering the hospital with lumbar pain of one year that gets worse despite the medical treatment for a presumed sacrolumbal pain. It was found a remarked increase of the abdomen volume, mainly in the direction of the upper hemiabdomen and it feels a big tumoral mass filling the totality of the upper abdomen, renitent and no painful. An abdominal computer tomography was carried out, finding a multi partitioned hypodense image filling all the left hemiabdomen with displacement of loops, left kidney and psoas muscle. We arrived to the conclusion that it was a giant multi partitioned cyst of the left kidney. A left paramedian supra and infra umbilical laparotomy was carried out finding a renal cyst of the upper pole of the left kidney surpassing media line and displacing aortal artery to the right of the spinal column. A left nephrectomy was carried out. It is rare a simple renal giant cyst surpassing the media line and compressing so many intra abdominal organs; this is a fact scarcely described in the medical literature. The surface physical examination restricted to the organ producing the symptoms that motivate the consultation, interferes the precocious diagnosis of many diseases as it is shown in this patient. This is one of the most frequent mistakes committed when applying the clinical method.

Adventitial Cystic Disease of the Common Femoral Artery: A Case Report and Literature Review

Arterial adventitial cystic disease is an uncommon type of non-atherosclerotic peripheral vessel disease. Most cases of arterial adventitial cystic disease occur in the popliteal arteries; however, fewer cases have been reported in the femoral arteries. A 59-year-old male patient visited the hospital with a complaint of a swelling on the lower extremity that had begun two months earlier. Suspecting deep vein thrombosis based on a physical examination and ultrasonography from another hospital, tests were performed. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed for exact diagnosis because venous adventitial cystic disease was suspected by computed tomography venography. The MRI indicated venous adventitial cystic disease as well. Thus, a cystic mass excision was performed. In the end, a cystic mass compressing the common femoral vein that originated from the common femoral artery was diagnosed based on the macroscopic findings. This case is reported because blood circulation in the vein was impeded due to arterial adventitial cystic disease, and the symptoms improved after the cystic mass excision and polytetrafluoroethylene roofing angioplasty.

Molecular Identification and Real-time Quantitative PCR (qPCR) for Rapid Detection of Thelohanellus kitauei, a Myxozoan Parasite Causing Intestinal Giant Cystic Disease in the Israel Carp

Intestinal giant-cystic disease (IGCD) of the Israel carp (Cyprinus carpio nudus) has been recognized as one of the most serious diseases afflicting inland farmed fish in the Republic of Korea, and Thelohanellus kitauei has been identified as the causative agent of the disease. Until now, studies concerning IGCD caused by T. kitauei in the Israel carp have been limited to morphological and histopathological examinations. However, these types of diagnostic examinations are relatively time-consuming, and the infection frequently cannot be detected in its early stages. In this study, we cloned the full-length 18S rRNA gene of T. kitauei isolated from diseased Israel carps, and carried out molecular identification by comparing the sequence with those of other myxosporeans. Moreover, conventional PCR and real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) using oligonucleotide primers for the amplification of 18S rRNA gene fragment were established for further use as methods for rapid diagnosis of IGCD. Our results demonstrated that both the conventional PCR and real-time quantitative PCR systems applied herein are effective for rapid detection of T. kitauei spores in fish tissues and environmental water.

Cistolitectomia e ressecção de cisto renal por laparoscopia em uma cadela com aderências intraperitoneais: relato de caso / Cystolithectomy and renal cyst resection by laparoscopic surgery in a female dog with intraperitoneal adhesions: case report

No presente relato descreve-se a remoção de urólitos vesicais, bem como o tratamento de um cisto renal por cirurgia laparoscópica em um cão com aderências intraperitoneais. Para o acesso foram utilizados três portais, dois de 10mm e um de 5mm, dispostos na linha média ventral e nas paredes abdominal direita e esquerda. Após a remoção das litíases, realizou-se sutura intracorpórea da parede vesical em duas camadas. O cisto renal direito foi drenado e sua cápsula extirpada. Ocorreu a perda temporária de um urólito na cavidade abdominal e sua posterior recuperação pela cirurgia laparoscópica. O paciente não apresentou recidiva da doença pelo período mínimo de 14 meses. A cirurgia laparoscópica mostrou-se eficaz na terapêutica de ambas as patologias, sem a necessidade de alteração do posicionamento dos portais.

This study reports the laparoscopic treatment of urolithys and renal cist in a dog with adherences after laparotomy. Three portals (two with 10mm and one with 5mm) were used in the middle ventral line or lateral flanks. The calculi were removed, and two intracorporeal sutures were made in the vesicle tissue. The right cystic tissue was drained and its capsule was extirpated. One calculus was lost in the peritoneal cavity, but later recovered by laparoscopy. The patient did not show urinary vesicle disease during at least 14 months. The laparoscopic cistotomy appears to be adequate to remove urolithys and to treat renal cystic disease in dogs.

Differential diagnosis of cystic diseases of pancreas / 대한내과학회지

Cystic diseases of pancreas are increasingly detected because of high quality of imaging modality. Most of pancreatic cysts are discovered incidentally. Differential diagnosis of pancreatic cysts is very important because they include wide range of pathologic disease such as inflammation, benign neoplasm, borderline and malignant neoplasm. The most common cystic disease of pancreas is post-inflammatory pseudocyst, but in recent decades the incidence of neoplastic cysts, such as serous cyst neoplasm, mucinous cyst neoplasm, intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm has increased. Among the cystic neoplasms, mucinous cystic neoplasm, intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm are premalignant, and serous cystadenoma has no malignant potential. Patient's age, symptoms and a possible history of acute or chronic pancreatitis together with cross-sectional imaging modalities are mainstay for differential diagnosis of cystic diseases of pancreas. Cystic fluid cytology and analysis for CEA, mucin stain, and viscosity are providing additional information for differentiation. But cross-sectional images have overlapping findings in various cystic diseases and cystic fluid aspiration has still lack of sensitivity. The purpose of this review article is to provide the overview of the differentiation of pancreatic cystic lesions.

CT and MRI Diagnosis of Rare Cystic Disease of the Pancreas / 实用放射学杂志

Objective To investigate CT and MRI findings of rare cystic disease of the pancreas.Methods Elven cases with rare cystic disease of the pancreas underwent plain and contrast-enhanced CT and MR imaging before operation were reviewed.The clinical presentations and imaging findings were analysed.Among eleven cases,four were epidermoid,four were lymphepithelial cyst and three were lymphangioma.Results (1) Epidermoids located in the tail of the pancreas with smooth wall,the density of parenchyma of the lesons was the same as spleen at CT plain scan.On contrast-enhanced CT and MRI,the parenchyma of the lesions showed the same enhanced pattern with spleen.(2)Lymphepithelial cysts often occurred in olderly men.The lesions appeared as multilocular masses with definite border,isodensity at CT plain scan,and mixed iso-hyperintensity on both T_1WI and T_2WI images.After injection of contrast medium,the wall and septum of the lesions were enhanced.(3)Lymphangiomas were multilocular cystic lesion in the body-tail of the pancreas,hypodense at CT plain scan,and long T_1 and T_2 signal intensity at MRI plain scan.The septum and wall of the lesions were slightly enhanced on contrast-enhanced images.The lesions were not communicated with the pancreatic duct but pancreatic ducts were compressed and slightly shifted.Conclusion CT and MRI findings of rare neoplastic cystic disease of the pancreas are of certain characteristics.

Adventitial Cystic Disease of the External Iliac Vein in a Patient Presenting with Leg Edema

A 69-year-old male patient presented with a 2 week history of left leg swelling. The past medical history was unremarkable. On physical examination, his left leg was swollen up to the thigh and Homan's sign was positive. Duplex ultrasound revealed a solid and cystic lesion localized only at the iliac vein. Surgical exploration was performed under the suspicion of adventitial cystic disease (ACD). The final pathologic diagnosis was ACD. Although ACD has usually been reported in arterial segments, venous involvement has been reported. In the majority of these reported patients, the common femoral vein is associated with venous ACD. According to a Medline search, there have been nine reports related with venous ACD. Only two cases of external iliac vein (EIV) involvement of ACD have been previously reported, including one Korean report. We report here on a case of recently experienced EIV ACD.

Ballooning Angioplasty for Residual Stenosis after Cystotomy of the Popliteal Advential Cystic: A Case Report

Adventitial cystic disease (ACD) is an uncommon vascular disease of an unknown origin, and this malady can be suspected in a young, healthy patient who has sudden onset of claudication. We describe here a case of ACD of the right popliteal artery. A 43-year-old male presented with 4 month history of severe right leg claudication. He had no other atherosclerotic predisposing history except for 10 pack years of smoking. On examination, the right femoral pulses were normal, the popliteal artery absent and the dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial artey pulses were decreased. The ankle-brachial pressure index (ABI) was 0.4. Ultrasonography showed a hypoechoic cystic lesion with a well-defined marin along the arterial wall. Computed tomography showed a round hypodense cystic mass with thin enhancing rim and a non-enhancing center in the popliteal fossa. Operatively, the 2.5 cm-sized expanding cyst indented the popliteal artery, which involved half of its diameter with adhesion to the adhesion to the adjacent structures. The artery had no thrombosis and it was a short-segment lesion with luminal patency, but half of the arterial wall was thickened with inflammation. Partial excision of the cyst wall and evacuation of the gelatineous materials was performed. Postoperatively, his symptoms improved somewhat, but ABI was 0.6. On the angiography, there was residual stenosis and contrast pooling. These findings disappeared after balloon angioplasty. he was asymptomatic 6 months later with an ABI >1 in the right side.

Ballooning Angioplasty for Residual Stenosis after Cystotomy of the Popliteal Advential Cystic: A Case Report

Adventitial cystic disease (ACD) is an uncommon vascular disease of an unknown origin, and this malady can be suspected in a young, healthy patient who has sudden onset of claudication. We describe here a case of ACD of the right popliteal artery. A 43-year-old male presented with 4 month history of severe right leg claudication. He had no other atherosclerotic predisposing history except for 10 pack years of smoking. On examination, the right femoral pulses were normal, the popliteal artery absent and the dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial artey pulses were decreased. The ankle-brachial pressure index (ABI) was 0.4. Ultrasonography showed a hypoechoic cystic lesion with a well-defined marin along the arterial wall. Computed tomography showed a round hypodense cystic mass with thin enhancing rim and a non-enhancing center in the popliteal fossa. Operatively, the 2.5 cm-sized expanding cyst indented the popliteal artery, which involved half of its diameter with adhesion to the adhesion to the adjacent structures. The artery had no thrombosis and it was a short-segment lesion with luminal patency, but half of the arterial wall was thickened with inflammation. Partial excision of the cyst wall and evacuation of the gelatineous materials was performed. Postoperatively, his symptoms improved somewhat, but ABI was 0.6. On the angiography, there was residual stenosis and contrast pooling. These findings disappeared after balloon angioplasty. he was asymptomatic 6 months later with an ABI >1 in the right side.

Isolated Popliteal Artery Disease

PURPOSE: An isolated popliteal artery lesion is relatively rare, with different clinical characteristics to those of atherosclerosis. There are several diseases found at the artery around the knee joint. The cases of knee joint artery experienced by the author studied, and the clinical characteristics evaluated. METHOD: Between 2001 and 2005, 8 patients underwent surgical treatment for isolated popliteal disease at our hospital. Of these 5 cases were for popliteal entrapment syndrome, one case for popliteal adventitial cystic disease, and 2 cases for an isolated popliteal artery aneurysm. The two cases of popliteal entrapment syndrome had bilateral involvement; therefore, a total of 10 legs were treated surgically. We analysed the clinical characteristics and surgical results from the patients' medical records. RESULT: The popliteal entrapment syndrome patients were younger than those with the other diseases. The main symptom of popliteal entrapment syndrome and adventitial cystic disease was calf claudication, which occurred insidiously after physical abuse, but the symptom of the popliteal artery aneurysm was due to acute venous congestion or arterial occlusion. Most of the cases were diagnosed with a CT angiogram. One gastrocnemius myomectomy and 6 popliteal interposition bypasses using the autogenous saphenous vein, were performed in the cases of popliteal entrapment syndrome. An arterial reconstruction, with an open cystectomy, was performed in the case of the adventitial cystic disease. Popliteal interposition bypass, with isolation of the popliteal aneurysm, was performed in the popliteal aneurysm. During the mean follow up period of 10.8+/-10 months, the arterial flows to the involved feet were patent in all cases. CONCLUSION: Isolated popliteal artery disease is not usually suspected but easy to diagnose with recently developed imaging study. If diagnosed properly and treated timely, the result of the surgical treatment of isolated popliteal artery disease can be excellent.

Adventitial Cystic Disease of Popliteal Artery

Adventitial cystic disease of popliteal artery is a rare cause of lower extremity claudication in the middle aged. We diagnosed an adventitial cystic disease using duplex sonography and spiral CT angiography and operated on a 58 year old man with progressive lower extremity claudication for 4 months. An operation was performed by removing all cystic lesions through the posterior approach of popliteal fossa and interposition graft 6mm PTFE. Preoperative claudication symptom was disappeared and postoperative CT angiography showed patent graft at 17 months after operation

Laparoscopic management of renal cystic disease

Laparoscopic management of renal cystic disease is a safe and effective method for treating those cysts that have indications for surgical intervention. Long term results of treatment of simple cysts, peripelvic cysts, indeterminate cysts and autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease are so good. The approach - transperitoneal or retroperitoneal - depend on the disease, anatomic location and the preference and expertise of surgeons