Does pleurodesis for pleural effusions give bright ideas about the agents for hydrocele sclerotherapy?
OBJECTIVE
Evaluation of the effectiveness of rifampicin and some agents used in the pleurodesis of pleural effusions, such as autologous blood and purified mineral talc.


METHODS
A total of 56 hydroceles were treated by sclerotherapy, in a random fashion, using purified mineral talc, rifampicin and autologous blood as sclerosant agents. The control group of patients were handled with aspiration only.


RESULTS
The cohort of patients in the blood group had a success rate comparable to the control group (p > 0.05). the rifampicin group did better than both control and blood groups (p < 0.05) but not better than the talc group (p < 0.01). Success rate was highest in the talc group of patients who needed no re-sclerotherapy procedures.


CONCLUSIONS
Purified mineral talc was shown to be potentially the best sclerosant for the sclerotherapy of hydroceles and epididymal cysts.
Yilmaz
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Department of Urology, Inönü University Medical Faculty, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, Malatya, Turkey. uguryilmaz@superonline.com
Ekmekçioğlu
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O
Tatlişen
A
A
Demirci
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D
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001804:Blood Transfusion, Autologous; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000628:therapy; D018700:Pleurodesis; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015911:Sclerotherapy; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000628:therapy*
D012293:Rifampin