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ArticlePhlebology2020

Therapeutic evaluation of sclerotherapy for limb venous malformations: A case series.

Tenghui Zhan, Fanggang Cai, Pingfan Guo, Yujie Lian, Hui Zhuang, Jinchi Zhang, Hongyu Chen, Cheng Chen, Yichen Lin

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Article in Phlebology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tenghui ZhanDepartment of Vascular Surgery, No. 1 Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1626-0945
Fanggang CaiDepartment of Vascular Surgery, No. 1 Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Pingfan GuoDepartment of Vascular Surgery, No. 1 Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Yujie LianDepartment of Vascular Surgery, No. 1 Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Hui ZhuangDepartment of Vascular Surgery, No. 1 Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Jinchi ZhangDepartment of Vascular Surgery, No. 1 Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Hongyu ChenDepartment of Vascular Surgery, No. 1 Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Cheng ChenDepartment of Vascular Surgery, No. 1 Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Yichen LinDepartment of Vascular Surgery, No. 1 Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Fujian Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo examine three different methods for evaluating the effect of percutaneous sclerotherapy on limb venous malformations in a series of patients with a relatively long follow-up.

methodThe study was a retrospective study.

resultsThirty-eight patients treated with percutaneous sclerotherapy underwent sclerotherapy, with a median number of sessions of 4 (range, 1-10). They were followed up for 1-60 months (average 12.5 months). The kappa between clinical manifestations and Doppler ultrasound was 0.684 (

conclusionsMagnetic resonance imaging is the gold standard for VM imaging. Its consistency with clinical examination and Doppler ultrasound is poor, and Doppler ultrasound and clinical examination could be more appropriate for follow-up imaging after sclerotherapy.

Indexed as

SclerotherapyVascular MalformationsHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingRetrospective StudiesSclerosing SolutionsTreatment OutcomeVeinsSclerosing Solutionsclinical examinationDoppler ultrasoundlimbmagnetic resonance imagingSclerotherapytherapeutic evaluationvenous malformations

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PMID32469628
PMCPMC7734246
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