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...

Endoscopic sclerotherapy is widely employed for esophageal variceal hemorrhage. However it has side effects and can aggravate portal hypertension by suppression of portosystemic shunt. The purpose of the present investigation was to study the effect of variceal thrombosis on hepatic venous pressure gradient and azygos blood flow. Eight alcoholic cirrhotic patients with a first variceal hemorrha...

Variceal haemorrhage in cirrhotic patients carries a high early mortality even when balloon tamponade or emergency sclerotherapy are applied. The aim of this study to identify patients dying within six weeks of their first variceal haemorrhage. One hundred and twenty one patients with parenchymal cirrhosis presenting with the first variceal bleeding episode between June 1983 and December 1988 w...

Background: Varicose veins are a common vascular disorder that can cause discomfort and aesthetic concerns. Cyanoacrylate glue foam sclerotherapy treatment modalities used to prevent recurrence of varicose veins, but their comparative effectiveness is not well established. Objective: This research compared the cyanoacrylate in preventing vein recurrence. Methods: A randomized controlled trial w...

Abstract Purpose The aim of this study was to assess the safety and effectiveness percutaneous vulvoperineal varices sclerotherapy using 2% polidocanol foam under fluoroscopic guidance. Subjects Methods This is a retrospective review prospectively collected data 70 patients treated between June 2020 November 2021, with mean age 31 years (range: 24–42 years). All were not pregnant residual after...

background facial telangiectasias are superficial cutaneous vessels that can result in noticeable aesthetical imperfections. this study presents a technique for the removal of facial telangiectasias using hand cautery. methods twenty-five patients with facial telangiectasias were treated using hand cautery (medicell inc, athens, greece) during 2009-2013. photo documentation was performed for ea...