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Objective To evaluate the therapeutic effects and safety of transcatheter arterial sclerosing embolization (TASE) combined with oral Propranolol in infantile huge hemangiomas.Methods A total of 76 infants with huge hemangioma were treated by TASE.All patients received oral Propranolol based on their weight.The follow-up and efficacy evaluation were performed from the last treatment.And the complications were analyzed.Results Seventy-six cases underwent 95 case-times of TASE totally.The success rate of puncture technique was 100% (95/95).All patients were divided into 5 levels (0-Ⅳ levels) based on the curative effect of the follow-up,including 6 cases (6/76,7.90%) of level Ⅰ,19 cases (19/76,25.00%) of level Ⅱ,23 cases (23/76,30.26%) of level l,and 28 cases (28/76,36.84%) of level Ⅳ.The total effective rate was 100% (76/76).There was no serious complications,and the curative effect was stable during the follow-up.Conclusion TASE combined with oral Propranolol in infantile huge hemangiomas is effective with less invasiveness and fewer complications.
ABSTRACT
Objective To evaluate the therapeutic effects and safety of transcatheter arterial sclerosing embolization (TASE) combined with oral Propranolol in infantile huge hemangiomas.Methods A total of 76 infants with huge hemangioma were treated by TASE.All patients received oral Propranolol based on their weight.The follow-up and efficacy evaluation were performed from the last treatment.And the complications were analyzed.Results Seventy-six cases underwent 95 case-times of TASE totally.The success rate of puncture technique was 100% (95/95).All patients were divided into 5 levels (0-Ⅳ levels) based on the curative effect of the follow-up,including 6 cases (6/76,7.90%) of level Ⅰ,19 cases (19/76,25.00%) of level Ⅱ,23 cases (23/76,30.26%) of level l,and 28 cases (28/76,36.84%) of level Ⅳ.The total effective rate was 100% (76/76).There was no serious complications,and the curative effect was stable during the follow-up.Conclusion TASE combined with oral Propranolol in infantile huge hemangiomas is effective with less invasiveness and fewer complications.