title: Bronchospasm induced by ethanol injection for a craniofacial venous malformation.
abstract: Ethanol sclerotherapy is a first-line treatment for low-flow vascular malformations. Although many complications of ethanol sclerotherapy have been described in the literature, bronchospasm is uncommon. We present a case of a patient in whom bronchospasm was precipitated by injection of ethanol during percutaneous sclerotherapy for craniofacial venous malformations that occurred during general anesthesia. The evidence for ethanol-induced bronchospasm is discussed.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Anesthesiology, and †Center for Vascular Anomalies, KKR Sapporo Medical Center Tonan Hospital, Sapporo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tachibana
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dozaki