Parapelvic Renal Cyst Treatment with Flexible Ureteroscopy: Single Centre Experience

Sinan Levent Kirecci, Abdullah Hizir Yavuzsan, Ibrahim Halil Baloglu, Semih Turk, Emre Aykanli, Nihat Turkmen

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Archivos Españoles de Urología ›› 2024, Vol. 77 ›› Issue (4) : 331-337. DOI: 10.56434/j.arch.esp.urol.20247704.45
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Parapelvic Renal Cyst Treatment with Flexible Ureteroscopy: Single Centre Experience

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Background: This study aimed to assess the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of an endoscopic parapelvic renal cyst (PRC) incision using flexible ureterorenoscopy (fURS).

Material and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed data concerning 16 patients in whom PRC incisions had been performed using fURS between January 2016 and January 2022. Two patients were excluded from the study owing to a lack of follow-up information. The cysts of all the patients were evaluated preoperatively by computed tomography. The patients’ age, gender, cyst size, presenting symptoms, postoperative complications, and pre- and post-treatment visual analogue scale (VAS) scores were evaluated. Surgical success was defined as a reduction of more than half of the cyst size in the sixth postoperative month.

Results: A total of 14 patients were included in this study. The patients’ mean age was 52.6 ± 8.8 years, and the mean cyst size was 69.1 ± 15.5 mm. Twelve (85.7%) patients presented with flank pain. Clavien–Dindo grade 1 complications were observed in two patients (14.3%), and grade 2 complications were observed in one (7.1%). The median VAS scores were significantly lower after treatment than before in patients who presented with flank pain (2 (1–2.8) vs 8 (7–8), respectively; p = 0.002). Surgical success rate was detected in 11 patients (78.6%) six months after the treatment.

Conclusions: Endoscopic incision of the PRC is a feasible treatment modality with high success rates and low complication rates. However, multicentre studies with larger populations and longer follow-ups are needed to evaluate the lasting effects.

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parapelvic cyst / ureteroscopy / endoscopy / laser treatment

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Sinan Levent Kirecci , Abdullah Hizir Yavuzsan , Ibrahim Halil Baloglu , Semih Turk , Emre Aykanli , Nihat Turkmen. Parapelvic Renal Cyst Treatment with Flexible Ureteroscopy: Single Centre Experience. Archivos Españoles de Urología. 2024, 77(4): 331-337 https://doi.org/10.56434/j.arch.esp.urol.20247704.45

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