Aspiration and sclerotherapy versus hydrocelectomy for treatment of hydroceles

Urology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 708-712

  Beiko, Darren T ^a,b   Kim, Dennis ^a   Morales, Alvaro ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TETRADECYL SULFATE SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; HYDROCELECTOMY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037382660     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(02)02430-5     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. Epstein A., Novicki D.E. Management of hydroceles. AUA Update Series VII Lesson. 19:1988;145-149.
2. Moloney G.E. Comparison of results of treatment of hydrocele and epididymal cysts by surgery and injection. Br Med J. 3:1975;478-479.
3. Rodriguez W.C., Rodriguez D.D., Fortuno R.F. The operative treatment of hydrocele a comparison of 4 basic techniques. J Urol. 125:1981;804-805.
4. Roosen J.U., Larsen T., Iverson E., et al. A comparison of aspiration, antazoline sclerotherapy and surgery in the treatment of hydrocele. Br J Urol. 68:1991;404-406.
5. Yilmaz U., Tatlisen A., Ekmekcioglu O. Talc sclerotherapy for hydroceles. Br J Urol. 82:1998;440-441.
6. Tammela T.L.J., Hellström P.A., Mattila S.I., et al. Ethanolamine oleate sclerotherapy for hydroceles and spermatoceles a survey of 158 patients with ultrasound followup. J Urol. 147:1992;1551-1553.
7. Levine L.A., DeWolf W.C. Aspiration and tetracycline sclerotherapy of hydroceles. J Urol. 139:1988;959-960.
8. Sirpa A., Martti A.O. Results of fibrin glue application therapy in testicular hydrocele. Eur Urol. 33:1998;497-499.
9. Yilmaz U., Ekmekcioglu O., Tatlisen A., et al. Does pleurodesis for pleural effusions give bright ideas about the agents for hydrocele sclerotherapy? Int Urol Nephrol. 32:2000;89-92.
10. Sigurdsson T., Johansson J.E., Jahnson S., et al. Polidocanol sclerotherapy for hydroceles and epididymal cysts. J Urol. 151:1994;898-901.
11. Savion M., Wolloch Y., Savir A. Phenol sclerotherapy for hydrocele a study in 55 patients. J Urol. 142:1989;1500-1501.
12. Yamamoto M., Hibi H., Miyake K. A new sclerosant therapy for testicular hydrocele with aspiration and injection of OK-432. Int Urol Nephrol. 26:1994;205-208.
13. Stattin P., Karlberg L., Damber J.E. Long-term outcome of patients treated for hydrocele with the sclerosant agent sodium tetradecyl sulphate. Scand J Urol Nephrol. 30:1996;109-113.
14. Fracchia J.A., Armenakas N.A., Kohan A.D. Cost-effective hydrocele ablation. J Urol. 159:1998;864-867.
15. Tretbar L.L. Injection sclerotherapy for spider telangiectasias a 20-year experience with sodium tetradecyl sulfate. J Dermatol Surg Oncol. 15:1989;223-225.
16. Musa M.T., Fahal A.H., el Arabi Y.E. Aspiration sclerotherapy for hydroceles in the tropics. Br J Urol. 76:1995;488-490.
17. Beiko D.T., Morales A. Percutaneous aspiration and sclerotherapy for treatment of spermatoceles. J Urol. 166:2001;137-139.
18. Haas J.A., Carrion H.M., Sharkey J., et al. Operative treatment of hydrocele. Another look at Lord's procedure. Urology. 12:1978;578-579.
19. Rencken R.K., Bornman M.S., Reif S., et al. Sclerotherapy for hydroceles. J Urol. 143:1990;940-943.