title: Electrochemical treatment: an effective way of dealing with extensive venous malformations of the oral and cervicofacial region.
abstract: We describe the results of electrochemical treatment of extensive venous malformations in the oral and cervicofacial region in 29 patients. Platinum needles were inserted into the lesions under general or local anaesthesia, the electrode pitch, voltage, current, and quantity of electricity being 1-1.5cm, 5-8V, 40-60mA, and 50-60C/cm(2), respectively. Six months after the treatment, 26 patients had been cured, and in the other three the lesions had decreased by more than 75%. Electrochemical treatment is therefore relatively safe, simple, and highly efficient for the treatment of extensive venous malformations, and leaves no scars.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Hao-Yan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Yi-Fang
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology, the central hospital of China Gezhouba Group, Yichang, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology, the central hospital of China Gezhouba Group, Yichang, P.R. China. Electronic address: 1695194772@qq.com.
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430079, P.R. China. Electronic address: jhzhao988@yahoo.com.cn.
authors.forename: Ji-Hong
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D002921:Cicatrix; D055664:Electrochemical Techniques; D006801:Humans; D015911:Sclerotherapy; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: electrochemical therapy; venouse malformations