Abstract |
40 patients were treated by aspiration and instillation of a 10% solution of tetracycline. 32 were cured after average 1.45 instillations. The dominating adverse effect was scrotal pain, reported by 55% of the patients. One patient experienced a transient vasovagal reaction due to the pain, and one patient was suspected of having a slight infection. No other adverse effect was registered, and 90% of the patients would prefer to have the same treatment rather than an operation if another treatment were found necessary. The treatment is given as an outpatient procedure at 1/10 of the cost of traditional operative treatment, and with comparable results.
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Authors | K K Ovrebø, S Vaage |
Journal | Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke
(Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen)
Vol. 111
Issue 26
Pg. 3171-3
(Oct 30 1991)
ISSN: 0029-2001 [Print] Norway |
Vernacular Title | Tetracyklinsklerosering av hydroceler og spermatoceler. |
PMID | 1948941
(Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Sclerosing Solutions
- Tetracycline
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Pain
(etiology)
- Recurrence
- Sclerosing Solutions
(administration & dosage, adverse effects)
- Scrotum
(drug effects)
- Spermatocele
(therapy)
- Testicular Hydrocele
(therapy)
- Tetracycline
(administration & dosage, adverse effects)
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