Absolute ethanol combined with histoacryl sclerotherapy for high-reflux venous malformation in children:analysis of clinical curative effect / 介入放射学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy of absolute ethanol combined with histoacryl sclerotherapy in treating high-reflux venous malformation in children.Methods The clinical data of a total of 339 sick children with venous malformation,who were admitted to authors' hospital during the period from April 2009 to April 2014 to receive interventional sclerotherapy under general anesthesia,were retrospectively analyzed.Sclerotherapy with absolute ethanol combined with N-butyl cyanoacrylate (NBCA) was carried out in 137 sick children with high-reflux type venous malformation.The patients were followed up for 6-24 months (mean of 15 months).Results Successful sclerotherapy with absolute ethanol combined with NBCA was achieved in all 137 sick children with high-reflux type venous malformation.Complete cure was obtained in 23 sick children,basic cure in 31 sick children,and effective response (improvement) in 42 sick children;the total effective rate was 70％ (96/137).Ectopic embolization due to reflux of NBCA occurred in one sick child,skin ulceration was seen in 8 sick children and intraoperative transient pulmonary hypertension was observed in 3 sick children.The adverse reaction rate was 8％(12/137).Conclusion For the treatment of high reflux venous malformation in children,sclerotherapy with absolute ethanol plus NBCA is safe and effective,this technique carries low incidence of adverse reactions.(J Intervent Radiol,2017,26217-220)