Escleroterapia com etanol em malformações venosas da cabeça e pescoço Ethanol sclerotherapy of head and neck venous malformations

ABSTRACT Objective: This retrospective study evaluated the results of sclerotherapy with low doses of ethanol for treatment of head and neck venous malformations. Methods: We treated 51 patients, 37 females. Median age was 23 years. Patients were treated with percutaneous intralesional injection of alcohol every two weeks and followed up prospectively for a median period of 18 months. Most lesions affected the face and cosmetic disfigurement was the most frequent complaint. Results: We performed a median of 7 sessions of sclerotherapy. Complete resolution or improvement was observed in 48 patients presented. Five cases of small skin ulceration, two cases 1 Hospital AC Camargo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil. 2 Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil. 3 Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil.Autor correspondente: Mariana Krutman – Alameda Joaquim Eugenio de Lima, 881, conjunto 101 – Jardim Paulista – CEP: 01403-001 – Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil – E-mail: marianakrutman@gmail.comData de submissao: 20/5/2013 – Data de aceite: 8/11/2013Conflitos de interesse: nao ha.DOI: 10.1590/S1679-45082014AO2844