[Sclerotherapy with 3% polidocanol for hydrocele testis].

BACKGROUND: We studied the clinical efficacy of sclerotherapy with injection of 3% polidocanol for hydrocele testis.

METHODS: From July, 1992 to March, 1995 sclerotherapy with single injection of polidocanol was performed for 11 patients with 12 hydrocele testis on an outpatient basis. We instilled 3 or 5ml of 3% polidocanol after complete removal of fluid in the hydrocele testis.

RESULTS: Complete disappearance on ultrasonography was observed in 75% of the hydrocele testis 6 months after this sclerotherapy. There was neither pain during instillation of 3% polidocanol nor any other complication. Two patients with fluid reaccumulation underwent hydrocelectomy 16 and 6 months after sclerotherapy, respectively.

CONCLUSION: This procedure seems to be a safe and useful technique as primary treatment for hydrocele testis.