Ethanol sclerotherapy of head and neck venous malformations
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Ethanol sclerotherapy of head and neck venous malformations
OBJECTIVE This retrospective study evaluated the results of sclerotherapy with low doses of ethanol for treatment of head and neck venous malformations. METHODS We treated 51 patients, 37 females. Median age was 23 years. Patients were treated with percutaneous intralesional injection of alcohol every two weeks and followed up prospectively for a median period of 18 months. Most lesions affec...
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عنوان ژورنال: Einstein (São Paulo)
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2317-6385,1679-4508
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-45082014ao2844