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Percutaneous sclerotherapy with polidocanol under the guidance of ultrasound for venous malformations in children - A retrospective cohort study from a single tertiary medical center.
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- Comparison of the efficacy and adverse effects of long pulsed 1064 nm Nd: YAG laser and sclerotherapy in the treatment of pyogenic granuloma in children: a retrospective study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Rare Space Occupying Benign Lesions of the Larynx: Management.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2024Article
- Congenital Vascular Malformations in Children: From Historical Perspective to a Multidisciplinary Approach in the Modern Era-A Comprehensive Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Microwave ablation with hydrodissection used for the treatment of vascular malformations: effectiveness and safety study.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Article
- Lauromacrogol foam injection under ultrasonic guidance for pediatric lip venous malformations.Pediatric surgery international · 2023Article
- Sclerotherapy with polidocanol microfoam in head and neck venous and lymphatic malformations.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2022Observational
- Therapeutic Effect of Polidocanol Sclerotherapy on Oral Vascular Malformations.Dentistry journal · 2021Article
- Percutaneous Sclerotherapy of Venous Malformations of the Hand: A Multicenter Analysis.Cardiovascular and interventional radiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
This study reports our experience, the therapeutic outcomes and complications of percutaneous sclerotherapy (PS) with polidocanol to treat venous malformations (VMs) in children.A retrospective analysis was conducted of pediatric patients with VMs who underwent PS using polidocanol under continuous ultrasound (US) guidance between January 2015 and January 2018 at our department. Medical records were reviewed to record demographic information, lesion characteristics, treatment sessions, therapeutic outcomes and complications. χ analysis was employed to evaluate the effects of these characteristics on outcomes.Hundred treatment sessions were performed for lesions in 47 patients. The mean age of the patients was 4.1 ± 3.6 years (mean ± SD). The female to male ratio was almost 2:1 (female 32, male 15). The location of the VMs included the head and neck in 16 cases (34.0%), upper extremity in 11 cases (23.4%), lower extremity in 10 cases (21.3%), and trunk and perineum in 10 cases (21.3%). The majority of the lesions were focal in 36 cases (76.6%), while 11 (23.4%) were diffuse. Seventeen patients (36.2%) underwent single PS session, 14 patients (29.8%) underwent 2 sessions, 10 patients (21.3%) underwent 3 sessions and 6 patients (12.7%) underwent ≧4 sessions. The mean PS session per patient was 2.1 ± 1.1. The mean follow-up duration was 11.4 ± 7.6 months. After the last PS session, 8 patients (17.0%) had excellent outcomes, 27 (57.4%) had good outcomes, 10 (21.3%) had fair outcomes, and 2 (4.3%) had poor outcomes. Focal lesions were more likely to have good or excellent outcomes than diffuse lesions (χ = 4.522, P = .033). No other lesion characteristic significantly affected the outcomes (good or excellent outcomes), including lesion location (χ = 2.011, P = .570) or lesion size (χ = 1.045, P = .307). After the PS procedure, temporary local swelling occurred in 81 sessions (81.0%), local pain occurred in 15 sessions (15.0%), fever occurred in 27 (27.0%) sessions, and transient local numbness occurred in four sessions (4.0%).PS with polidocanol under the guidance of US appears to be safe and effective for the treatment of VMs in children, especially for focal lesions.
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