Sclerotherapy of hydrocele with ethanol (a literature review)

Abstract

This paper provides an analysis of currently available publications devoted to sclerotherapy of hydrocele with 96 % ethanol. The results of multiple studies suggest not only high efficiency of sclerotherapy with ethanol (from 91.5 % to 97.1 %), but also its minimal invasiveness: it decreases the frequency of early postoperative complications such as epididymitis, edema, and scrotal infiltration, as well as hematoma and wound suppuration. Moreover, sclerotherapy with ethanol has been shown to have no negative impact on the testicular tissue according to the results of spermogram, ultrasonic examination of testicular parenchyma and blood flow, and morphological assessment of testicular tissue.

Keywords

• testis
• hydrocele
• ethanol
• sclerotherapy