Editor: Large hepatic cysts may cause abdominal distension and tenderness, symptoms that can be relieved by reduction of the cyst volume. Sclerotherapy with absolute ethanol has been widely performed as a minimally invasive treatment for symptomatic hepatic cyst. We report a case of recurrent symptomatic hepatic cyst treated successfully with cyanoacrylate glue as a sclerosing agent. A 59-year-...

OBJECTIVES To compare aspiration and sclerotherapy using sodium tetradecylsulfate (STDS) with open hydrocelectomy in the treatment of hydroceles with regard to safety, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness. METHODS Patients with symptomatic hydroceles were prospectively enrolled in an aspiration and sclerotherapy protocol between October 1998 and June 2000. Patients in this group underwent percuta...

BACKGROUND The role of sclerotherapy for acute variceal bleeding is challenged by vasoactive drugs and by ligation. AIM A meta-analysis was performed to evaluate whether sclerotherapy remains a gold standard in acute variceal bleeding. METHODS Sclerotherapy was evaluated across four randomized trial groups: (a) combined with vasoconstrictors vs. vasoconstrictors alone (five trials, with 400...

In response to the excellent case report and summary on aneurysmal bone cysts by Gurjar et al1 in the November 2012 edition of EBSJ, we felt that some additional points should be brought to the attention of the readers. In themanagement of these difficult but benign lesions, many good points were raised by the authors, but minimally invasive sclerotherapy was omitted. This procedure involves pe...

In response to the excellent case report and summary on aneurysmal bone cysts by Gurjar et al1 in the November 2012 edition of EBSJ, we felt that some additional points should be brought to the attention of the readers. In themanagement of these difficult but benign lesions, many good points were raised by the authors, but minimally invasive sclerotherapy was omitted. This procedure involves pe...

(1994) Prophylactic sclerotherapy for esophageal varices: Long-term results of a prospective study. Endoscopy; 26: 729-733. Controlled trials of endoscopic sclerotherapy for the prevention of the first variceal hemorrhage have given controversial results. We continued a previously reported study and randomly assigned 141 patients with esophageal varics and no prior gastrointestinal bleeding to ...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The efficacy and safety of traditional alcohol sclerotherapy procedures are controversial in the management of large simple hepatic cysts. In this study, we aimed to develop and evaluate a novel alcohol sclerotherapy procedure, termed repeated aspiration and alcohol instillation sclerotherapy, for the treatment of simple hepatic cysts. MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective, doub...

BACKGROUND The introduction of sclerotherapy using foam sclerosants has revitalized interest in this method of treating varicose veins. Foam is made from detergent-type sclerosants already established as safe and effective in conventional liquid sclerotherapy. OBJECTIVE European experts in foam sclerotherapy were invited to exchange their opinions and to work on consensus statements and recom...

This study compared a new method, endoscopic scleroligation, intravariceal injection sclerotherapy followed by ligation plus extravariceal injection sclerotherapy, with ligation plus extravariceal injection sclerotherapy. Fifty-nine patients with cirrhosis and esophageal varices were treated by endoscopic scleroligation (ESL group, n = 28) or ligation plus extravariceal injection sclerotherapy ...