Vanessa F Schmidt, Max Masthoff, Constantin Goldann, Richard Brill, Peter B Sporns, Laura Segger, Victor Schulze-Zachau, Martin Takes, Michael Köhler, Sinan Deniz, Osman Öcal, Nabeel Mansour, Muzaffer Reha Ümütlü, Mwivano Dunstan Shemwetta, Balowa Musa Baraka, Eric M Mbuguje, Azza A Naif, Ofonime Ukweh, Max Seidensticker, Jens Ricke, Bernhard Gebauer, Walter A Wohlgemuth, Moritz Wildgruber
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the safety and outcome of image-guided sclerotherapy for treating venous malformations (VMs) of the face. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A multicenter cohort of 68 patients with VMs primarily affecting the face was retrospectively investigated. In total, 142 image-guided sclerotherapies were performed using gelified ethanol and/or polidocanol. Clinical and imaging findings were assessed to evaluate clinical response, lesion size reduction, and complication rates...
2022: Frontiers in Medicine