Ethanol sclerotherapy of head and neck venous malformations

OBJECTIVE: This retrospective study evaluated the results of sclerotherapy with low doses of ethanol for treatment of head and neck venous malformations. METHODS: We treated 51 patients, 37 females. Median age was 23 years. Patients were treated with percutaneous intralesional injection of alcohol e...

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Autores principales: Orlando, José Luiz, Caldas, José Guilherme Mendes Pereira, Campos, Heloisa Galvão do Amaral, Nishinari, Kenji, Krutman, Mariana, Wolosker, Nelson
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4891160/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25003923
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082014AO2844
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: This retrospective study evaluated the results of sclerotherapy with low doses of ethanol for treatment of head and neck venous malformations. METHODS: We treated 51 patients, 37 females. Median age was 23 years. Patients were treated with percutaneous intralesional injection of alcohol every two weeks and followed up prospectively for a median period of 18 months. Most lesions affected the face and cosmetic disfigurement was the most frequent complaint. RESULTS: We performed a median of 7 sessions of sclerotherapy. Complete resolution or improvement was observed in 48 patients presented. Five cases of small skin ulceration, two cases of hyperpigmentation and two of paresthesia were documented; all of them were treated conservatively. CONCLUSION: Percutaneous sclerotherapy with low doses of ethanol is a safe and effective treatment modality for venous malformations affecting the head and neck.

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