Ultrasound-guided lauromacrogol sclerotherapy of simple liver cyst：analysis of its efficacy and safety
10.3969/j.issn.1008-794X.2014.06.015
- VernacularTitle:超声引导下聚桂醇硬化治疗单纯性肝囊肿疗效及安全性分析
- Author:
Zuowei BAO
;
Weimin ZHANG
;
Zhen SHAO
;
Wenyu FU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
lauromacrogol;
ethanol;
liver cyst;
sclerotherapy
- From:
Journal of Interventional Radiology
2014;(6):520-522
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of lauromacrogol injection sclerotherapy with ethanol injection sclerotherapy in treating simple liver cysts. Methods A total of 166 patients with simple liver cyst were randomly divided into the lauromacrogol group (study group, n=86) and the absolute alcohol group (control group, n=80). Under ultrasonographic guidance, puncture aspiration of liver cyst was carried out in all patients, which was followed by injection of lauromacrogol for patients in the study group or injection of ethanol for patients in the control group. The therapeutic effect and the side-effect were evaluated. The results were compared between the two groups. Results No serious complications such as bleeding or infection occurred in both groups. During the therapeutic course , 45 patients (56.3%) in the control group felt pain to some degree and 23 patients (28.8%) developed drunk-like symptoms, while no patient in the study group felt any obvious discomfort. One week after sclerotherapy , 20 patients (25%) in the control group complained of distending pain on the right upper abdomen, while only 9 patients (10.5%) in the study group complained of pain, and the difference was statistically significant (χ2= 6.073, P < 0.05). Six months after the treatment, the cure rate of the study group and the control group was 95.7%and 93.5%respectively, and the difference between the two groups was no significant (P > 0.05). Conclusion For the treatment of liver cysts, lauromacrogol injection is safe and effective. Therefore, this technique should be recommended in clinical practice.
