Percutaneous Scelrotherapy (1) is a safe alternative to surgery for Aneurysmal Bone Cyst.

We present a follow up case for the same.

Methods: We retrospective analyzed data from our patient with repeated injection of Polidocanol(2) .Each injection consisted of 2-4 mg polidocanol per kg of body weight.

Results: All cysts healed in time.

Interpretation: Our results shows percutaneous sclerotherapy with polidocanol has high efficiency in treatment of ABC with a low frequency of side effect.

Aneurysmal bone cysts (ABC)(3) are rare expansile osteolytic tumour with annual incidence of 0.14 per 10^5.

Sclerosant acts by causing damage to endothelium of vessels and starting a coagulation cascade that results in thrombosis.

Keywords: 1.Sclerotherapy 2.Polidocanol 3.Aneurysmal Bone Cyst

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Gunjan Upadhyay

Calcutta Medical Research Institute, Diamond Harbour Road, Kolkata