Diagnosis and treatment of hepatic hemangioma:a report of 50 cases / 中国普通外科杂志

Objective To study the diagnosis and treatment of hepatic hemangioma. Methods (Retrospective) analysis was made on the clinical data of 50 patients with hepatic hemangioma in our hospital from January 1998 to January 2003. Results The accuracy diagnotic rate of ultrasound, CT, MRI were 90%(45/50), 97.6%(40/41), 100%(5/5) respectively.The correct diagnostic rate was 96.0% in this series. The operative indications were symptomatic hemangioma, diameter of tumor larger than 4.0 cm, or tumor with uncertain diagnosis. The operations performed were as follows:Laparoscopic(enucleation) of hemangioma in one cases. 3 patients treated by transcatheter arterial embolization, and(thirty-nine) patients underwent surgical(excision).No death occurred in this series. Four(10.3%, 4/39) had postoperative complications. (Conclusions) Hepatic hemangioma can usually be correctly diagnosed.Ultrasound, CT and MRI are the main(diagnostic) methods for the diagnosis of hepatic hemangioma.For patients with hepatic hemangioma that is(symptomatic), increasing in size,or of uncertain diagnosis, surgical treatment is safe and effective. Laparoscopic(enucleation) of hemangioma can be performed in selected cases.

The treatment of hemangioma and vascular malformation:a report of 863 cases / 中国普通外科杂志

Objective To explore ideal treatment strategy for hemangioma and vascular malformations.Methods The clinical data of 863 cases of hemangioma and vascular malformation were analyzed retrospectively.There were 414 male and 449 female patients,The ages ranged from 2 weeks to 55 years.Among these cases,742 were hemangioma while 121 were vascular malformation.The different treatment methods were selected based on the type,location,and extent of the lesion and the patient′s individnal situation.Seven hundred and forty-six patients underwent surgical treatment,89 patients underwent operation combined with sclerotherapy,and 28 patients received embolization of feeding arteries with or without operation.Results Early postoperative results showed that 772 cases(89.46%) were cured,78 cases(9.04%) markedly improved and 13 cases(1.5%) improved.A total of 620 cases were followed up for 0.5-3.0y,of which,556 cases(89.68%) were cured,51 cases(8.23%) markedly improvod,and 13 cases(2.09%) had improved.Conclusions Operation is ideal strategy for the limited disease focus,while non-surgical treatment is necessary for patients with extensive and deep lesions or who are not fit for surgical treatment.Combining surgical treatment and non-surgical treatment can achieve better therapeutic efficiency.