The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, Table of Contents Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009; 57(4): 250DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1185666 Letter to the Editor © Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York Polidocanol – A Versatile and Safe Agent? K. Knobloch1 1Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Medical School Hanover, Hanover, Germany Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article All articles of this category Key words thoracic surgery - coronary bypass surgery - cardiovascular surgery Full Text References References 1 Celik B, Aydin O, Cilingir A, Basoglu A. A comparison of the effectiveness of talc, polidocanol and ethanol as pleural sclerosing agents in rabbits. Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2009; 57 (2) 102-106 2 Badon A. Sclerotherapy of hemorrhoids. Phlebologie. 1980; 33 (4) 613-616 3 Paquet K J. Prophylactic endoscopic sclerosing treatment of the esophageal wall in varices – a prospective controlled randomized trial. Endoscopy. 1982; 14 (1) 4-5 4 Saito N, Sasaki S, Sekido M, Furukawa H, William M, Yamamoto Y. Efficacy of polidocanol sclerotherapy for capillary malformation with masked venous malformation. Dermatol Surg. 2009; 35 (1) 161-164 5 Rabago D, Best T M, Zgierska A, Zeisig E, Ryan M, Crane D. A systematic review of four injection therapies for lateral epicondylosis: prolotherapy, polidocanol, whole blood and platelet rich plasma. Br J Sports Med. 2009; 21 6 Huber-Riffeser G. Allergic contact dermatitis to polidocanol (Thesit). Contact Dermatitis. 1978; 4 (4) 245 7 Sylvoz N, Villier C, Blaise S, Seinturier C, Mallaret M. Polidocanol induced cardiotoxicity: a case report and review of the literature. J Mal Vas. 2008; 33 (4–5) 234-238 8 Marrocco-Trischitta M M, Guerrini P, Abeni D, Stillo F. Reversible cardiac arrest after polidocanol sclerotherapy of peripheral venous malformation. Dermatol Surg. 2002; 28 (2) 153-155 Dr. MD, PhD Karsten Knobloch Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive SurgeryMedical School Hannover Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1 30625 Hannover Germany Email: knobloch.karsten@mh-hannover.de