BACKGROUND Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is associated with an excellent outcome in the treatment of great saphenous vein (GSV) incompetence. The use of thermal energy as a treatment source requires the instillation of tumescence anesthesia. Mechanochemical endovenous ablation (MOCA) combines mechanical endothelial damage, using a rotating wire, with the infusion of a liquid sclerosant. Tumesce...

Purpose: To assess the safety and efficacy of percutaneous image-guided sclerotherapy with doxycycline as primary treatment of intraabdominal lymphatic malformations (LMs). Materials and Methods: Retrospective review was performed of all cases of abdominal, mesenteric, or retroperitoneal LMs referred to a single center that were subsequently treated with image-guided percutaneous sclerotherapy....

Introduction The inadvertent or purposeful introduction of foreign bodies or substances can lead to cerebral infarction if they embolize to the brain. Individual reports of these events are uncommon but may increase with the increased occurrences of their risk factors, for example, intra-arterial procedures. Method We searched EMBASE and MEDLINE for articles on embolic stroke of nontissue ori...

PURPOSE Chemical pleurodesis is a therapeutic tool for the treatment of recurrent pleural effusions, mainly those of neoplastic etiology. In the past, tetracycline was the sclerosant agent of choice in clinical practice, but presently, there is no consensus about an ideal agent. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of macrolides (azithromycin and clarithromycin) or quinolones...

Ganglion Cysts are tense smooth fluctuant cystic and transilluminant swellings commonly found on dorsum of wrist at scapholunate articulation and may involve volar aspect of wrist, tendon sheaths and interphalangeal joints . Our study aims to compare efficacy and recurrence rates with triamcinolone and hyaluronidase using the single puncture technique . This prospective observational study was ...

often delayed. Large sclerosant volume, high concentration, and advanced liver disease have been associated with increased risk of perforation. The specific complication of esophago-pleural fistula has not been previously documented (to our knowledge), and was clearly necessary for the formation of this patient’s empyema. Studies performed by the food industry have shown S cerevisiae to be virt...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS The study's aim was to evaluate the efficacy of endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS) compared with endoscopic band ligation (EBL) in treating rectal varices. METHODS Data from 34 consecutive patients who underwent endoscopic treatments for rectal varices were analyzed. The clinical outcomes, including complications, related to EIS or EBL retrospectively. RESULTS In 2...

BACKGROUND The outcome of sclerotherapy for bleeding oesophageal varices may be influenced by injection technique. In a previous study at our institution, sclerotherapy was associated with a high re-bleeding rate and oesophageal ulceration. Embolisation of the injection tract was introduced in an attempt to reduce injection-related complications. METHODS To determine the outcome and effective...