TY - JOUR TI - Relationship between aortic diseases and renal cysts AB - Based on empirical observations, patients with aortic diseases (AoD) (abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) and aortic dissection (AD)) appeared to present with an increased incidence of renal cysts (RC) observed on computed tomography (CT). To clarify any potential relationship, I compared incidence of RC on CT scans in patients with and without AoD. A comparison was conducted on the incidence of RC on CT scans in 107 patients (74.6 years old; n=71 males, n=36 females) with AoD (57 AAA, 36 TAA, 14 AD) versus 332 control patients (73.6 years old; n=193 males, n=139 females) without AoD. Univariate analysis and multiple logistic regression were performed to evaluate the relationship between AoD and RC incidence. In patients with AoD, 65.0% presented with RC compared to only 28.6% in the control group (p<0.0001). In comparison, the AoD group presented with a higher frequency of hypertension (63.6% vs. 33.4%, p<0.0001), coronary artery disease (26.2% vs. 13.6%, p<0.0001), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (10.3% vs. 4.2%, p<0.0001), but no significant frequency of dyslipidemia and diabetes mellitus was observed between the 2 groups. Multivariate analysis indicated three independent predictors of AoD: hypertension (p=0.013; odds ratio=2.32), COPD (p=0.015; odds ratio=5.62) and RC (p<0.0001; odds ratio=4.88). These results indicate a significantly higher incidence of RC in patients with versus without AoD. A close relationship between AoD and RC may exist, and coincidental RC could be a potential indicator for AoD screening. (author) AU - "Hashizume, Toshikazu [Minami Wakayama Medical Center, Tanabe, Wakayama (Japan)]" KW - "62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE" KW - "ABDOMEN" KW - "AORTA" KW - "CAT SCANNING" KW - "CHEST" KW - "CORRELATIONS" KW - "CREATININE" KW - "CYSTS" KW - "HYPERTENSION" KW - "KIDNEYS" KW - "MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS" KW - "PATIENTS" KW - "VASCULAR DISEASES" KW - "ARTERIES" KW - "AZOLES" KW - "BLOOD VESSELS" KW - "BODY" KW - "CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES" KW - "CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM" KW - "COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY" KW - "DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES" KW - "DISEASES" KW - "HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS" KW - "IMIDAZOLES" KW - "IMINES" KW - "MATHEMATICS" KW - "ORGANIC COMPOUNDS" KW - "ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS" KW - "ORGANS" KW - "PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES" KW - "STATISTICS" KW - "SYMPTOMS" KW - "TOMOGRAPHY" DO - https://doi.org/ UR - PB - CY - Japan PY - 2009 DA - 2009-12-15 LA - Japanese J2 - [] VL - 39 C1 - C2 - C3 - C4 - C5 - L3 - Journal Name: Nippon Rinsho Seiri Gakkai Zasshi; Journal Volume: 39; Journal Issue: 6 ER -