http://goldbamboo.com/ Tarlov Cysts News from GoldBamboo.com en-us © 2005, Gold Bamboo LLC, All Rights Reserved http://goldbamboo.com/news-a213443.html UroToday.com - Aspiration and sclerosis remain the primary management for symptomatic simple renal cysts. However, as these investigators have shown, laparoscopic decortication is the management of choice for those cysts too large to be managed by aspiration or for those that are recurrent. [click link for full article] Sat, 30 Dec 2006 07:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a211060.html Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) occurs when ovarian cysts block a woman's normal ovulation and menstrual cycle. While the problem sounds straightforward, the disease is complex, born from both multiple genetic components and environmental factors. [click link for full article] Tue, 12 Dec 2006 04:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a195000.html Following extensive patientstudies that began in 1999, researchers at Tang Du Hospital, FourthMilitary Medical University in Xian, China, have concluded thatultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) can be an efficient andsafe method for the treatment of hepatic primary cysts. According to Dr. Du Xi-Lin, compared with other methods,ultrasound-guided RFA has many merits. [click link for full article] Wed, 23 Aug 2006 07:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a181143.html A new method using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) accurately tracks structural changes that predict functional changes earlier than standard blood and urine tests in people with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (PKD), according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). PKD is a common inherited condition characterized by cysts that grossly distort the kidneys and liver and by high blood pressure and brain aneurysms (bulges in arteries). Findings are in the May 18 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Wed, 17 May 2006 02:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a169950.html Survivors of the two atomic bombs in Japan 60 years ago who had a higher exposure to radiation now have a greater incidence of certain thyroid diseases, including tumors and cysts, and that risk increases with being younger at the time of exposure, according to a study in the March 1 issue of JAMA. Tue, 07 Mar 2006 03:00 EST