Alcohol sclerotherapy of biliary cysts. Our experience

To evaluate if percutaneous ethanol injection treatment, introduced twelve years ago as palliative therapy for inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma, can be used with curative intent to treat biliary cysts with good results. For the study were observed 13 symptomatic patients (M 4; F 9 - age 38-71, me...

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Published in:Il Giornale di chirurgia 2005-01, Vol.26 (1-2), p.17-20
Main Authors: Di Cataldo, A, Azzarello, G, Lanteri, R, Licitra, E, Licata, A
Format: Article
Language:Italian
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Cysts - diagnostic imaging
Cysts - therapy
Ethanol - administration & dosage
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Injections, Intradermal
Liver Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Liver Diseases - therapy
Male
Middle Aged
Palliative Care
Sclerotherapy - economics
Sclerotherapy - methods
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography
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Summary:To evaluate if percutaneous ethanol injection treatment, introduced twelve years ago as palliative therapy for inoperable hepatocellular carcinoma, can be used with curative intent to treat biliary cysts with good results. For the study were observed 13 symptomatic patients (M 4; F 9 - age 38-71, medium 54 years). All the patients were treated by percutaneous alcoholization under ultrasonographic control. Better technique and protocol standardisation give us the possibility to utilise percutaneous ethanol injection like a good treatment for symptomatic patients. Easy technique, low cost and very small number of complications gives to percutaneous ethanol injection the possibility to become the gold standard for the treatment of biliary cysts.
ISSN:0391-9005