Sclerotherapy for Baker’s Cyst

Sclerotherapy for Baker's Cyst.

Centeno and coworkers (Pain Physician 2008: 11: 257-262) brought to light a very important subject (1). Historically, installation of irritating substances into a pathologic, fluid filled cavity has been known since Aurelius Cornelius Celsus (25 B.C.– 50 A.D.) described the injection of saltpeter (potassium nitrate), to cure hydrocele (2,3). Contemporary work with sodium morrhuate (SM) began in...

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Sclerotherapy of Baker's cyst with imaging confirmation of resolution.

BACKGROUND Baker's cysts are commonly encountered in pain management practices. OBJECTIVE To ascertain if sclerotherapy treatment of a Baker's cyst could produce objectively verifiable MRI imaging changes. DESIGN Case report. METHODS A 52-year-old white male with a posterior horn of the medial meniscus tear and a large Baker's cyst who had failed conservative care and drainage was imaged ...

Successful sclerotherapy of a recurrent, benign parotid cyst

Benign parotid lesions can grow to be a cosmetic deformation with psychological sequelae for a patient. Although surgical resection is the treatment of choice, cyst aspiration has also been attempted. This, however, has been shown to recur, requiring repeat intervention. An alternative therapeutic method not as widely recognized, but which has been reported to be both effective and less invasiv...

Hepatic cyst infection following aspiration sclerotherapy: a case series.

Mass-related symptoms caused by hepatic cysts are effectively treated by aspiration sclerotherapy (AS). This minimal-invasive intervention is regarded as a safe procedure. Hence, occurrence of complications is low. Transient fever is commonly reported as a side effect. However, documentation on a post-procedural hepatic cyst infection as a complication of AS is limited. We present five cases in...