title: Argon and YAG laser photocoagulation and excision of hemangiomas and vascular malformations of the nose.
abstract: A total of 22 patients--19 children, 3 adults--with a variety of hemangiomas and vascular malformations of the nose were treated over a 5-year period. Various laser modalities were used. Some lesions could be photocoagulated by the argon or the yttrium-aluminum-garnet (YAG) laser. Larger lesions were resected with the YAG laser and sapphire tips. Preliminary arteriography with superselective embolization was necessary in 1 patient. Total removal was possible in 13 patients, and no complications or side effects were noted.
authors.affiliation: Atherton Plastic Surgery Center, California 94027, USA.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Apfelberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*