In response to the excellent case report and summary on aneurysmal bone cysts by Gurjar et al1 in the November 2012 edition of EBSJ, we felt that some additional points should be brought to the attention of the readers. In themanagement of these difficult but benign lesions, many good points were raised by the authors, but minimally invasive sclerotherapy was omitted. This procedure involves pe...

Chronic venous disease (CVD) is a progressive condition that affects significant percentage of the population. Clinical manifestation CVD differs between patients: from asymptomatic patients with esthetic problems only to very severe stages (including leg ulcer) significantly decrease quality life (Qol). Although varicose vein can be and they decide for treatment cosmetic reasons, many them pre...

Considerable progress has been made in endoscopic hemostasis. Several methods are available. Sclerotherapy of esophageal varices is the procedure of choice for the control of active variceal hemorrhage and for the prevention of recurrent bleeding. For endoscopic treatment of nonvariceal gastrointestinal bleeding, the nonerosive contact probes (heater probes and BICAP) and injection sclerotherap...

Chronic venous insufficiency is characterized by cutaneous alterations caused by venous hypertension; in severe forms, it progresses to lower limb ulcers. Lower limb varicose veins are the main cause of chronic venous insufficiency, and the classic treatment includes surgery and compressive therapy. Minimally invasive alternative treatments for varicose veins include new techniques such as veno...

Over the past decade, there has been a renewed interest in venous disease by the vascular community. This is predominantly because of new advances in endovenous treatment and practice economics. To broaden the services provided, vascular surgeons want to learn about sclerotherapy. Most commonly used for cosmetic concerns, it also plays a role in the broad spectrum of venous pathology treatment....

Sixty-nine cirrhotic patients were treated by injection sclerotherapy for bleeding oesophageal varices, with an emergency hospital mortality, from all causes, of 29%. The treatment of 35 of these continued with elective, long-term injections alone: 9 have so far survived more than 3 years, the longest being 5 years 4 months. The risk factor for rebleeding per patient month was 0-03 and, with it...

INTRODUCTION Percutaneous interventional sclerotherapy has been widely used to treat venous malformation. Satisfactory results have been reported, along with both mild and severe complications. REPORT A 1.5 year old girl was diagnosed as having a venous malformation of the right vulva and right inner thigh. The patient received sclerotherapy using polidocanol. After the surgery, the right foo...

The present study reports a case of percutaneous sclerotherapy of a giant mediastinal cystic lymphangioma using Ethibloc (Ethicon, Norderstedt, Germany) and absolute ethanol in a 59-yr-old female. The tumour, situated predominantly in a retrocardiac location, caused dyspnoea and dysphagia by compression and was considered unresectable. Follow-up computed tomography 3 yrs after treatment showed ...

Leg ulceration affects approximately one out of every five patients with chronic venous insufficiency at some point, and many people experience recurrent episodes. There are two classifications for disorders: The classification CEAP & the revised clinical severity score (r-VCSS). duplex ultrasound is gold standard diagnostic tool ulcers. treatment options ulcer including: Compression treatment,...