Experience of using scleroobliteration in venous angiodysplasia (results of 12-month follow-up)

• Published in: I.P. Pavlov Russian Medical Biological Herald Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 410 - 418
• Main Authors: Sapelkin, Sergey V., Druzhinina, Natal'ya A., Kharazov, Alexander F., Chupin, Andrey V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 06.10.2021
• ISSN: 0204-3475; 2500-2546
• DOI: 10.17816/PAVLOVJ62354

AIM: To evaluate the results of using the minimally-invasive technique of scleroobliteration in patients with venous malformations. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From 2006 to 2020, 41 interventions were performed for venous-cavernous angiomatosis of various localization through scleroobliteration. Nineteen patients (46.3%) underwent complex treatment, which included a combination of this minimally-invasive technique with other surgical interventions (resection of angiomatous tissues, laser coagulation, and radiofrequency obliteration). RESULTS: Clinical improvement was achieved in 38 (92.7%) patients. According to the data of ultrasound control, 25 patients (61%) experienced no blood flow in the obliteration zone, and there was regression of the initial symptoms within 1 year of observation following intervention. The results of treatment were better due to the local spread of the angiomatous process. With diffuse forms, it was not possible to achieve a positive effect in 3 patients (11.1%). CONCLUSION: Scleroobliteration can provide a positive result in the treatment of patients with venous-cavernous angiodysplasia, both as an independent method and in combination with other minimally-invasive techniques.