Merenciano Cortina FJ, Rafie Mazketli W, Amat Cecilia M, Romero Pérez P. [Sclerotherapy of hydrocele and cord cyst with polidocanol. Efficiency study].
Actas Urol Esp 2001;
25:704-9. [PMID:
11803776 DOI:
10.1016/s0210-4806(01)72705-2]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVES
Checking the efficiency (cost/benefit) of the sclerotherapy with polidocanol in our country for the treatment of hydrocele and epididymal cyst.
PATIENT AND METHODS
We studies 86 patients with this diagnosis from may of 1995, until april of 2000. We have applied the costs for process according to the indicators of administration-cost our hospital in the year 1999.
OUTPUTS
79 patient completed the protocol. The overall cure rate was 83.87% with sclerotherapy; 42.3% with first one treatment. Only a 4.5% of the patients had significant pain and a 7.4% others complications.
DISCUSSION
There were necessaries 1.5 sclerotherapies of mean for curation, resulting this treatment 4.78 more cheaper than surgery.
CONCLUSION
The sclerotherapy with polidocanol of the hydrocele or epididymal cyst are an effective treatment, sure, simple, reasonably comfortable and fundamentally, economical.
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