Endoscopic injection sclerotherapy has been accepted as the procedure of choice for patients with variceal hemorrhage. To evaluate the efficiency of endoscopic injection sclerotherapy in patients with bleeding esophageal varices, we did a retrospective study of 52 patients (non-sclerotherapy group) with bleeding esophageal varices who were admitted to hospitals and did not receive sclerotherapy...

l/an Thiel, D. H., Dindzans, V. J., Schade, R. R., Rabinovitz, M. and Gavaler, J. S. (1993) Prophylactic versus emer#ency sclerotherapy of lar#e esopha#eal varices prior to liver transplantation. Di#estive Diseases and Sciences; 38 1505-1510 From January 1985 through July 1987, adult patients accepted for liver transplantation with large esophageal varices were enrolled in a study evaluating th...

AIM To find out how and when Italian phlebologically-active physicians apply perioperative sclerotherapy. MATERIAL AND METHODS A questionnaire was e-mailed to the members of three different Italian Societies of Phlebology. The answers were collected in a database (SPSS19 for Windows) and statistically evaluated. RESULTS Ninety surgeons (87.4%) and 13 (12.6%) phlebologists responded, 57 (56,...

Abstract Introduction To evaluate the efficacy and safety of embolo-sclerotherapy (EST) low-flow vascular malformations (LFVM) in a specialist anomalies centre. Methods All patients with LFVM who underwent EST from 01 January 2015–31 December 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. ESTs performed foam STS 3%, ethanol, coils and/or other substances e.g. triamcinolone. LFVMs grouped according to Puig...

The history of sclerotherapy of varicose veins of lower extremities dates back to 1840's. The use of stronger sclerosants thereafter led to serious complications, and the use of sclerotherapy decreased for varicose veins. However, sclerotherapy again became popular after introduction of safer sclerosant and compression sclerotherapy. After introduction of sclerosing foam in mid 1990's, many phl...

PURPOSE We demonstrated that hydrocele aspiration and sclerotherapy with doxycycline is an effective and safe nonsurgical treatment option for hydrocele correction. MATERIALS AND METHODS The medical records of patients who underwent hydrocele aspiration and sclerotherapy were analyzed in a retrospective cohort study for success rates as well as improvement in scrotal size and discomfort after...