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Zheng Z, Zhang S, Zheng C, Wang R, Zhang Y, Chen P, Zhou S, Luo B, Di N. Qualitative and quantitative features of deep endometriosis in contrast-enhanced ultrasound: An initial experience and literature review. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 2023; 85:73-82. [PMID: 37522202 DOI: 10.3233/ch-231843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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PURPOSE This research aims to present the findings of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) in a series of patients with proven deep endometriosis (DE) and provide an updated literature review. MATERIALS AND METHODS Between January 2018 and October 2022, seven patients with DE lesions had their imaging and medical records retrospectively reviewed. Clinical data, recorded images of a standardized conventional B-mode ultrasound, and Sonovue® CEUS were interpreted by two blinded, independent, experienced radiologists in consensus. The enhanced characteristics of the DE lesion on CEUS were also assessed using VueBox® software quantitatively. RESULTS DE lesion appeared as irregular hypoechoic or heterogeneous on conventional ultrasound with dotted blood flow signal on color Doppler. Six of seven DE lesions showed heterogeneous hypo-enhancement in arterial phases. All the lesions showed a heterogeneous washout rapidly that began in the late arterial phase. In quantified analysis, the mean relative peak enhancement compared with adjacent tissue was 0.47±0.25. CONCLUSION Our findings and literature review suggested that CEUS could be a feasible and promising non-invasive modality for diagnosing DE.
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- Zijie Zheng
- Department of Ultrasound, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
- Department of Ultrasound, the First People's Hospital of Kashi Prefecture, Xinjiang, China
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Zhu JE, Li JX, Zhang HL, Li XL, Sun LP, Yu SY, Xu HX. Sequential thermal ablation in combination with sclerotherapy using lauromacrogol as a successful translative therapy for an unresectable huge biliary cystadenocarcinoma: The first experience assisted by contrast-enhanced ultrasound. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 2022; 82:95-105. [PMID: 35662112 DOI: 10.3233/ch-221466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2022]
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Biliary cystadenocarcinoma (BCAC) is an extremely rare intrahepatic cystic tumor. Patients usually present with nonspecific symptoms such as abdominal pain, abdominal distention, and abdominal mass. This tumor occurs most commonly in the left hemiliver and is thought to mainly develop from a benign biliary cystadenoma (BCA). At present, the disease is mainly diagnosed by ultrasound, CT, MR, and other imaging methods, and the main treatment is radical surgical resection. We reported a 75-year-old female with an unresectable huge BCAC (i.e., 161×145×122 mm in three orthogonal directions) and poor general condition (40 in Karnofsky Performance Status, KPS) who received sequential thermal ablation (i.e., cryoablation and microwave ablation) in combination with sclerotherapy using lauromacrogol. The diagnosis of intrahepatic BCAC was confirmed pathologically. Preablation grayscale US showed the BCAC with a clear boundary, regular shape, and cystic-solid mixed echogenicity, which appeared as a huge multilocular cystic lesions with thick internal sepatations. Preablation contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) showed honeycomb-like hyper-enhancement of the thick internal sepatations and cystic wall in the arterial and portal phase, and sustained enhancement of the thick internal sepatations and cystic wall in the late phase. 6-month postablation CEUS showed non-enhancement in most parts of the lesion in the arterial phase and 6-month postablation MRI showed the volume reduction ratio (VRR) was about 70% . The abdominal pain and abdominal distension were relieved remarkably, and her quality of life was greatly improved (70 in KPS). In conclusion, sequential thermal ablation in combination with sclerotherapy provides a successful translative therapy for this unresectable huge BCAC with a poor general condition, which makes subsequent curative surgery or ablation possible.
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- Jing-E Zhu
- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Center of Minimally Invasive Treatment for Tumor, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital; Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment, Shanghai, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Center of Minimally Invasive Treatment for Tumor, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital; Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment, Shanghai, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Center of Minimally Invasive Treatment for Tumor, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital; Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment, Shanghai, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Center of Minimally Invasive Treatment for Tumor, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital; Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment, Shanghai, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Center of Minimally Invasive Treatment for Tumor, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital; Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment, Shanghai, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Center of Minimally Invasive Treatment for Tumor, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital; Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment, Shanghai, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Center of Minimally Invasive Treatment for Tumor, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital; Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.,Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment, Shanghai, China.,National Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Department of Ultrasound, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Li JX, Zhang HL, Xu HX, Yu SY. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound evaluation of a refractory ovarian endometrial cyst and ultrasound-guided aspiration sclerotherapy using urokinase and lauromacrogol. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc 2021; 78:391-400. [PMID: 33814422 DOI: 10.3233/ch-211134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Endometriosis is one of the most common diseases that happen in reproductive women. The main symptoms include ovarian endometrial cyst, pelvic pain, and so on. We report a case of a 23-year-old woman with a refractory long-course ovarian endometrial cyst (OEC). The patient was previously identified to have a hypoechoic mass sized 9.7 cm in diameter on ultrasound (US) in the right ovary and was tentatively diagnosed as OEC in another tertiary hospital, who was then subjected to US-guided cyst sclerotherapy while the procedure was failed since only a very small amount of viscous and sticky fluid can be aspirated. The patient was then referred to our hospital for further treatment. Pretreat contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) showed non-enhancement of the mass with a thin cyst wall and a cyst-in-cyst pattern was observed. The possibility of ovarian malignancy was ruled out and the initial diagnosis of OEC was confirmed. The patient was then subjected to US-guided cyst sclerotherapy with lauromacrogol. The interventional procedure was eventful that no fluid was aspirated as what happened in the previous hospital. Thus urokinase was used to dissolve the old, viscious and sticky blood and finally, all the fluid was aspirated. The total consumption of urokinase was 60,000 U. Then lauromacrogol as a sclerosant was injected into the cyst cavity and the cyst wall was flushed repeatedly with lauromacrogol until the aspirated fluid became light red. Finally, 20 mL lauromacrogol was reserved in the cyst and the interventional procedure cost 2 hours The post-procedure course was uneventful without any discomfort, and the volume reduction rate of the cyst was 54%at 3-month follow-up. The visual analogue scale for the pain decreased from 4 before treatment to 1 after treatment, indicating a successful and effective outcome for the refractory long-course OEC.
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- Jia-Xin Li
- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital; Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment. Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital; Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment. Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital; Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment. Shanghai, China
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- Department of Medical Ultrasound, Shanghai Tenth People's Hospital; Ultrasound Research and Education Institute, Clinical Research Center for Interventional Medicine, Tongji University School of Medicine; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Ultrasound Diagnosis and Treatment. Shanghai, China
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