title: Direct intralesional ethanol sclerotherapy of extensive venous malformations with oropharyngeal involvement after a temporary tracheotomy in the head and neck: Initial results.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of direct intralesional ethanol sclerotherapy for venous malformations (VMs) with oropharyngeal involvement after a temporary tracheotomy.
  
  
  
  A retrospective assessment was carried out to evaluate the efficacy of direct intralesional ethanol sclerotherapy on 21 consecutive patients presenting with extensive VMs involving the oropharynx in the head and neck and who had undergone tracheotomy.
  
  
  
  Of the 21 patients, 4 were treated once and 17 were treated from 2 to 5 times. The duration of follow-up was, on average, 9.1 months. Of the 21 patients, 7 (33.3%) had complete palliation, whereas the rest (66.7%) achieved partial palliation. Minor complications occurred in 12 of the 21 patients.
  
  
  
  Direct intralesional ethanol sclerotherapy after a temporary tracheotomy is a safe and effective treatment for extensive VMs involving oropharyngeal areas of the head and neck. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 39: 288-296, 2017.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital and Faculty of Dentistry, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.|Department of Interventional Radiology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Deming
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Radiology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Lixin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Su
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Radiology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yifeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Radiology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zhenfeng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Radiology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Lianzhou
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital and Faculty of Dentistry, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jichen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Interventional Radiology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Xindong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009056:Mouth Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D009960:Oropharynx / Q000002:abnormalities; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014059:Tongue / Q000002:abnormalities; D014140:Tracheotomy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy*; D014680:Veins / Q000002:abnormalities; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol
keywords: ethanol sclerotherapy; head and neck; oropharynx; tracheotomy; venous malformations