[Tetracycline sclerotherapy of hydroceles and spermatoceles]. 1991

K K Ovrebø, and S Vaage
Kirurgisk avdeling, Sentralsjukehuset i Sogn og Fjordane, Førde.

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.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010146 Pain An unpleasant sensation induced by noxious stimuli which are detected by NERVE ENDINGS of NOCICEPTIVE NEURONS. Suffering, Physical,Ache,Pain, Burning,Pain, Crushing,Pain, Migratory,Pain, Radiating,Pain, Splitting,Aches,Burning Pain,Burning Pains,Crushing Pain,Crushing Pains,Migratory Pain,Migratory Pains,Pains, Burning,Pains, Crushing,Pains, Migratory,Pains, Radiating,Pains, Splitting,Physical Suffering,Physical Sufferings,Radiating Pain,Radiating Pains,Splitting Pain,Splitting Pains,Sufferings, Physical
D012008 Recurrence The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission. Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006848 Testicular Hydrocele Accumulation of serous fluid between the layers of membrane (tunica vaginalis) covering the TESTIS in the SCROTUM. Scrotal Hydrocele,Vaginal Hydrocele,Hydrocele, Scrotal,Hydrocele, Testicular,Hydrocele, Vaginal,Hydroceles, Scrotal,Hydroceles, Testicular,Hydroceles, Vaginal,Scrotal Hydroceles,Testicular Hydroceles,Vaginal Hydroceles
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D012597 Sclerosing Solutions Chemical agents injected into blood vessels and lymphatic sinuses to shrink or cause localized THROMBOSIS; FIBROSIS, and obliteration of the vessels. This treatment is applied in a number of conditions such as VARICOSE VEINS; HEMORRHOIDS; GASTRIC VARICES; ESOPHAGEAL VARICES; PEPTIC ULCER HEMORRHAGE. Injections, Sclerosing,Sclerosant,Sclerosing Agent,Sclerosing Agents,Sclerosing Injection,Sclerosing Solution,Sclerosants,Sclerosing Drugs,Sclerosing Injections,Agent, Sclerosing,Agents, Sclerosing,Drugs, Sclerosing,Injection, Sclerosing,Solution, Sclerosing,Solutions, Sclerosing
D012611 Scrotum A cutaneous pouch of skin containing the testicles and spermatic cords. Scrotums

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