title: Combination of propranolol and sclerotherapy for treatment of infantile parotid hemangiomas.
abstract: We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of combination of propranolol and sclerotherapy in treating parotid hemangiomas. Twenty-six parotid hemangiomas patients were subjected to combined treatment from January 2009 and June 2014. The effects of the therapy modality were evaluated. Nineteen patients were females and 7 were males. The median age of treatment initiation was 4.96 months. Twelve lesions were located on the left side parotid glands, while thirteen lesions affected the right side. One infant had bilateral lesions. One to six (average 2.04) injections were performed and the mean period for propranolol was 8.94 months. All the patients got satisfied aesthetic outcomes. No complications of propranolol or sclerotherapy occurred during the whole medication period. The study demonstrated that combination of propranolol and sclerotherapy was an effective and safe method for infantile parotid hemangiomas. Larger-scale studies should be performed to further investigate the long-term efficacy and results of the present combined method for infantile parotid hemangiomas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Xiaorong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Mengling
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Tianxiang
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ouyang
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Shanghai Sipo Polytechnic School Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Daili
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Miao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Jingwen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ke
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: Huiping
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
keywords: Parotid hemangiomas; complication; propranolol; sclerotherapy