[Ethanol injection for embolization of varicocele].
Five patients were treated for varicocele by embolization with the use of ethanol, which has not been used before. The ethanol was injected into the spermatic vein involved in the varicocele by the technique of spermatic venography. Embolization was successful in all five patients. During the follow-up period, the varicocele became smaller or disappeared in four of the five patients. In one patient, catheterization was difficult, and the effect of ethanol was unsatisfactory because of the location of its release. The varicocele appeared again 13 months after embolization. Serious side effects were not found in all patients. Embolization therapy with ethanol is easily performed and is considered to be a safe and effective method.
Usuki
N
N
Takashima
S
S
Nakamura
K
K
Nakatsuka
H
H
Inoue
T
T
Fujimoto
K
K
Ogawa
R
R
Murata
K
K
Takada
K
K
Kaminou
T
T
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014646:Varicocele / Q000628:therapy*
D000431:Ethanol