BACKGROUND Aspiration sclerotherapy is an effective therapeutic option for large symptomatic hepatic cysts. However, incomplete cyst reduction following aspiration sclerotherapy is frequently reported. Strong post-procedural cyst fluid secretion by cholangiocytes, which line the epithelium of the hepatic cyst, seems to be associated with lower reduction rates. Previous studies showed that somat...

BACKGROUND Varicose veins are a relatively common condition and account for around 54,000 in-patient hospital episodes per year. The two most common interventions for varicose veins are surgery and sclerotherapy. However, there is little comparative data regarding their effectiveness. OBJECTIVES To identify whether the use of surgery or sclerotherapy should be recommended for the management o...

OBJECTIVES A number of randomized clinical trials of prophylactic sclerotherapy have been carried out with different results. The main objective of this study was to determine if the literature provides evidence that prophylactic sclerotherapy increases the survival rate of patients with esophageal varices. METHODS Meta-analysis was used to evaluate the effect of prophylactic sclerotherapy on...

BACKGROUND Endoscopic sclerotherapy is an absolute indication for treating esophageal varices. Re-bleeding is common during the treatment period, before all varices become eradicated. AIM To compare two techniques of endoscopic esophageal varices eradication: sclerotherapy with absolute alcohol and banding ligation. PATIENTS AND METHOD Forty-six patients with liver cirrhosis and esophageal ...

OBJECTIVE We wanted to compare the efficacies of 95% ethanol and 20% hypertonic saline (HS) sclerotherapies that were performed in a single session under CT guidance for the management of simple renal cysts. MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective series of 74 consecutive patients (average age: 57.6 +/- 8.1 years) with simple renal cysts were enrolled in this study. They were randomized into two ...

Lymphatic malformations in cases with macrocystic lesions can be treated with surgical excision or sclerotherapy using alcohol, bleomycin, doxycycline, or OK-432. We report a case of a 24-year-old woman who underwent percutaneous drainage and povidone-iodine sclerotherapy as primary treatment for cervical lymphatic malformation. The patient underwent povidone-iodine sclerotherapy for 3 consecut...

Fifty patients with malignant pleural effusion were randomized to receive one or two doses of tetracycline sclerotherapy. We found that a single sclerotherapy treatment with tetracycline at a dose of 20 mg/kg was as effective as two sclerotherapy treatments and provided symptomatic relief in 46 of the 50 patients.

ENDOSCOPIC sclerotherapy as the initial form of therapy for bleeding esophageal varices is considered to be the treatment of choice in many centers. While bleeding is usually effectively controlled, \,2 the long-term prognosis for such patients remains poor3 ,4 since progressive hepatic deterioration often precipitated by the bleeding episode frequently leads to an early death. In an attempt to...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Percutaneous ethanol sclerotherapy has been reported to be efficacious for head and neck venous malformations. We sought to evaluate the safety and efficacy of percutaneous sclerotherapy by using ethanol for treatment of symptomatic venous malformations of the tongue. METHODS Eleven sclerotherapy procedures were performed in seven patients from January 1995 to February ...

Sclerotherapy is an increasingly popular treatment modality for patients with chronic venous insufficiency and varicose veins. Potential complications of foam sclerotherapy include cerebrovascular accidents and transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). We report the case of a 55-year-old woman who had a TIA shortly after undergoing foam sclerotherapy. She had presented for treatment with no confirmed ...