Sclerotherapy in the Treatment of Congenital Venous and Lymphatic Malformation: Efficacy and Safety with Long-term Follow-up / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
; : 1194-1200, 2008.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Surgical excision and alcohol sclerotherapy have been used to treat congenital vascular malformations (CVM) with a significant success rate but the methods have also left marked morbidity. The alternative, sclerotherapy using ordinary sclerosants, although resulting in trivial complications, has a relatively low cure rate and is rarely used in Korea for CVM management. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects and side effects of sclerotherapy using ordinary sclerosants such as polidocanol (POL) and sodium tetradecyl sulfate (STS) for the treatment of CVM of a venous and lymphatic type. METHODS: To confirm the long-term effects and safety with at least a 3-year follow-up, we chose a total of 26 patients who had undergone sclerotherapy between 2000 to 2004. There were 22 venous malformations (VMs) and 4 lymphatic malformations (LMs) which were rather small and superficial, not beyond muscular fascia. Sclerotherapy using POL and STS was performed by blind intraluminal and/or intralesional injection without the aid of imaging methods such as ultrasound examination. The results were evaluated by the patients' subjective satisfaction, physical examination, comparison of photographs and/or radiological examinations, then they were classified into 4 groups; excellent (improvement >75%), good (50~75%), fair (25~49%) and poor (<25%). RESULTS: Twenty two VMs comprised 14 in the excellent group (66.7%), 6 in the good group (25.0%), 1 in the fair group (4.2%) and 1 in the poor group (4.2%). Two LMs of macrocystic type revealed excellent results but the other two showing microcystic type revealed poor results. The dose of sclerosant was 0.1 to 2 ml in every session and a total of 1 to 6 sessions (average: 2.2) were performed. Only one VM showed hyperpigmentation as a side effect. CONCLUSION: Sclerosants for ordinary varicose vein eradication can be used on the treatment of small and superficial venous malformations and macrocystic-lymphatic malformations with relative efficacy and safety.
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主要主题:
Physical Examination
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Polyethylene Glycols
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Sclerosing Solutions
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Sodium Tetradecyl Sulfate
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Varicose Veins
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Injections, Intralesional
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Sclerotherapy
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Follow-Up Studies
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Hyperpigmentation
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Vascular Malformations
研究类型:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
限制:
Humans
国家/地区名称主题:
Asia
语言:
Ko
期刊:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
年:
2008
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Article