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Ethanolamine oleate as a sclerosant for testicular hydroceles and epididymal cysts.

Abstract
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.
AuthorsP Hellström, T Tammela, M Kontturi, O Lukkarinen
JournalBritish journal of urology (Br J Urol) Vol. 62 Issue 5 Pg. 445-8 (Nov 1988) ISSN: 0007-1331 [Print] England
PMID3208025 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Oleic Acids
  • Sclerosing Solutions
  • ethanolamine oleate
Topics
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Cysts (therapy)
  • Epididymis
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Oleic Acids (therapeutic use)
  • Sclerosing Solutions (therapeutic use)
  • Testicular Diseases (therapy)
  • Testicular Hydrocele (therapy)

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