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.
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.
Authors: Dominik F Vollherbst; Philipp Gebhart; Steffen Kargus; Astrid Burger; Reinald Kühle; Patrick Günther; Jürgen Hoffmann; Martin Bendszus; Markus A Möhlenbruch Journal: PLoS One Date: 2020-10-29 Impact factor: 3.240