Clinical treatment of venous malformations with retained copper needles.
- Author:
Guo-Qian YIN
1
;
Shi-Hai CHEN
;
Cheng-Wu SU
;
Ming-De LIAO
;
Fu-Ren PENG
;
Qing-Feng LIU
;
Qiang WEI
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Electric Stimulation Therapy; Embolization, Therapeutic; instrumentation; methods; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Needles; Vascular Malformations; therapy; Young Adult
- From: Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2006;22(4):283-285
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
UNLABELLEDOBJECTIVE; To evaluate a technique with retained copper needles for the treatment of venous malformations.
METHODSWith 78 venous malformation cases, there were three methods were applied for the treatment respectively, including copper needles in the lesion only, vascular ligation with the copper needles in the lesion, and electrical puncture with the copper needles in the lesion.
RESULTSThere were totally 96% effective rate achieved in this clinical data.
CONCLUSIONSThe retained copper needles technique may be a simple and effective method for the treatment of venous, malformations resulting in vessel denaturation, fibrosis and disappearance of structure.
