Ethanolamine oleate as a sclerosant for testicular hydroceles and epididymal cysts.
Forty patients with testicular hydroceles and 16 patients with epididymal cysts were treated by tapping and injection of ethanolamine oleate; 97.5% of the hydroceles and 31% of the epididymal cysts were completely cured, 50% of the latter partly cured and 19% failed. About half of the patients experienced pain after treatment. Two patients developed infection. Ultrasonography showed no change in the testicular tissue during the follow-up period. Sclerotherapy with ethanolamine oleate is a rapid and cost-effective modality which can be recommended as primary treatment for hydroceles and for unilocular epididymal cysts, especially in elderly males.
Hellström
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Department of Surgery, Oulu University, Central Hospital, Finland.
Tammela
T
T
Kontturi
M
M
Lukkarinen
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O
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003560:Cysts / Q000628:therapy*; D004822:Epididymis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000628:therapy; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000628:therapy*
D009829:Oleic Acids; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; C033343:ethanolamine oleate