Transcatheter arterial sclerosing embolization combined Propranolol for treatment of huge hemangioma in infants / 中国介入影像与治疗学

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.