Background. As described by Mair et al. in 2001, snoreplasty, the application of sclerosant agents in the palate is a promising and cheap alternative to treat snoring. We decided to try this kind of therapy for the management of mild sleep apnea. Study Design. Experimental, longitudinal, prospective, nonrandomized, self-controlled pilot study. Methods. 11 patients were included, all of them wit...

BACKGROUND Foam sclerotherapy is an increasingly popular modality in varicose vein treatment. Our previous work showed that the half-life of room air foam varied according to the percentage and type of sclerosant solution. MATERIALS AND METHODS A plastic connector was used to create foam made from a combination of 0.25%, 0.50%, and 1% sodium tetradecyl sulfate (STS) and room air, carbon dioxi...

INTRODUCTION Varicocele is a relatively complex pathology of the scrotum veins', known to be one of the easiest to treat. Modern treatment involves both surgical (open, laparoscopic and microsurgery) and interventional approach (either with coils and/or sclerosant injection). Our aim is to demonstrate the feasibility and the reliability of endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) of the spermatic vein ...

The foam sclerotherapy is a popular and highly effective method of varicose disease treatment allowing to obtain a positive result in more than 80% of cases. The foams characteristics depend on the kind of sclerosant, its concentration, a type of gas, gas/liquid ratio, and the technique of foam preparation. The present investigation, was carried out to assess the influence of temperature on the...

The results of modeling acute myocardial infarction on 20 male Wistar rats aged 24 months are presented. Ischemic effect is carried out by local injection 1.5% sclerosant ethoxysclerol (0.25 ml) into the thickness myocardium under general anesthesia using non-traumatic needle with silicone coating, which allows to simulate minimal invasive animal's body, trauma, little duration intervention, lo...