title: [Coma following ethanol sclerotherapy].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Simple serous renal cysts are an often asymptomatic benign disease, sometimes treated with ethanol sclerotherapy. We report a case of iatrogenic acute alcohol intoxication following percutaneous injection of alcohol into a renal cyst under local anesthesia.
  
  
  METHODS
  The percutaneous injection was guided by computed tomography. At the end of the procedure, the patient went into a coma due to alcohol intoxication: the cyst ruptured and ethanol was resorbed into the systemic circulation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Alcohol injection for sclerotherapy is used for several indications. This rare event has not previous been described, but should be known so that physicians can be prepared to manage it correctly.
authors.affiliation: Département d'anesthésie et de réanimation, CHU de Nord, F-13915 Marseille Cedex 20, France.
authors.forename: Valéry
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Blasco
authors.forename: Lionel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pellegrini
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Visintini
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Leone
authors.forename: François
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Antonini
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Albanèse
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003128:Coma / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D015641:Radiography, Interventional; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; D000431:Ethanol