What is a pelvic cyst and how to treat it?

Modern women face tremendous life and work pressure every day, and pelvic cysts have become a common disease among modern women. When it comes to the treatment of pelvic cysts, we usually think of surgery. So what is a pelvic cyst? How to treat it?

What is a pelvic cyst?

Pelvic cyst is a general concept. Generally speaking, it is a bag of water. It is usually discovered during an ultrasound examination. In fact, don’t worry too much if you find a pelvic cyst. In fact, pelvic cysts are not scary. Pelvic cysts can be roughly divided into two categories. One category is physiological cysts, such as corpus luteum cysts, lutein cysts, and polycystic ovaries. This type of cyst is not scary because it is physiological. It can disappear naturally with changes in the menstrual cycle or other pathological changes. Once the cause is removed, the cyst does not need to be treated.

Another large category is pathological cysts. Pathological cysts will not disappear naturally and must be treated surgically or by other methods. Common cysts of this type include chocolate cysts, serous cystadenomas, mucinous cystadenomas, and cystic teratomas. Another category is related to surgery, which are lymphatic cysts or encapsulated effusions formed after surgery. A common feature of this type of cyst is that there is a layer of epithelial cells on its cyst wall, which continuously secretes fluid and cannot be discharged. If not treated decisively at an early stage, the cyst will gradually increase in size and have a certain impact on the patient.

Advanced technology can treat cysts

Traditional treatment methods are open surgery and laparoscopic surgery. Both methods involve detaching or removing the cyst, which can cause serious damage to the surrounding tissues. The late impact on the patient is adhesions, which can become more serious with multiple surgeries and easily lead to intestinal obstruction.

Now, there is a kind of anhydrous ethanol therapy that can treat it. It does not require laparotomy. Under the guidance of ultrasound, a needle is inserted into the cyst to extract the fluid inside. Then a large amount of anhydrous ethanol is injected to allow the anhydrous ethanol to fully contact the epithelial cells of the cyst wall, inactivate the epithelial cells, and prevent the cyst wall from secreting fluid. Finally, aseptic necrotic inflammation occurs, and the cyst wall slowly shrinks and closes. Compared with traditional surgical methods, the most prominent point is that there is no damage and no pelvic adhesion.