Percutaneous Ethanol Sclerotherapy of Venous Malformations of the Oral Cavity and the Oropharynx

Akan H., Uzunkaya F., İdil Soylu A.

ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.39, no.4, pp.183-188, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 39 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/etd.2017.17055
  • Journal Name: ERCIYES MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.183-188
  • Keywords: Venous malformation, oral cavity, percutaneous sclerotherapy, ethanol, VASCULAR ANOMALIES, NECK, MANAGEMENT, FACE
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: Percutaneous ethanol sclerotherapy has shown to be efficient in treating venous malformations of the head and neck. Our aim was to assess the safety and efficacy of percutaneous ethanol sclerotherapy in treating venous malformations of the oral cavity and the oropharynx.