title: Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation: a novel treatment of facial venous malformation.
abstract: We performed radiofrequency ablation to treat a symptomatic facial venous malformation of a 24-year-old woman under ultrasound scan-guidance. The 20.25-cm sized original facial venous malformation in her right cheek markedly reduced without any scar formation and was grossly not visible after 1 month of the procedure. In the 3-month follow-up magnetic resonance imaging, original venous malformation reduced in volume to 5.40 cm. Radiofrequency ablation may provide an alternative treatment for facial venous malformations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Severance Hospital, University of Yonsei, College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ah Hyun
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Heung Kyu
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Jong Yun
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Won
authors.forename: Do Yun
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D005145:Face / Q000098:blood supply*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult