Ethanol sclerotherapy of superficial venous malformation: a new procedure.
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.


CONCLUSIONS
Ethanol sclerotherapy for SVM patients was effective, with a low complication rate.
Orlando
José Luiz
JL
Department of Plastic Surgery, Hospital A.C. Camargo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Caldas
Jose Guilherme Mendes Pereira
JG
Campos
Heloisa Galvão do Amaral
HG
Nishinari
Kenji
K
Wolosker
Nelson
N
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000379:methods; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D002648:Child; D000431:Ethanol / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017495:Hyperpigmentation / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059408:Pain Management; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult
D012597:Sclerosing Solutions; D000431:Ethanol