Ethanol sclerotherapy of superficial venous malformation: a new procedure.
| Autor: | Orlando JL; Department of Plastic Surgery, Hospital A.C. Camargo, São Paulo, Brazil., Caldas JG, Campos HG, Nishinari K, Wolosker N |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland) [Dermatology] 2010; Vol. 220 (4), pp. 376-80. Date of Electronic Publication: 2010 May 13. |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000305525 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: Superficial venous malformations (SVM) are the most frequent vascular malformations. Outpatient percutaneous treatment with ethanol injection has rarely been described. Objective: To analyze the results from treating SVM patients with ethanol sclerotherapy. Methods: 81 patients were followed up prospectively over a median period of 18 months. 47 were female and 34 were male with a median age of 21 years. Most of the lesions were located in the limbs and the main symptom reported was pain. Each patient underwent fortnightly alcohol injection sessions. Results: The lesions and the symptoms completely disappeared or improved in 77 patients. There were no complications in 64 patients, while 11 presented a small skin ulcer, 3 hyperpigmentation and 3 paresthesia. Conclusion: Ethanol sclerotherapy for SVM patients was effective, with a low complication rate. (Copyright (c) 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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