Chapter: Invasive therapy
Article: 1 of 15
Update: Feb 07, 2021
Author(s): Müller-Wille, René
In addition to conservative measures, numerous invasive therapeutic options are available for the treatment of vascular anomalies. These include laser therapy, sclerotherapy, endoluminal radiofrequency or laser ablation, embolization and open surgery. In many cases, a combination of the different procedures by an interdisciplinary team is required. The following table provides a brief overview of the various invasive therapy options for vascular anomalies.
Procedure | Description |
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Laser therapy | Especially treatment of superficial lesions or interstitial over inserted needles |
Sclerotherapy | Sclerotherapy of slow-flow malformations with a sclerosing agent applied percutaneously |
Endoluminal procedures
| Endoluminal, mostly thermal sclerotherapy of e.g., diseased major tubular dysplastic veins using laser or radiofrequency probes |
Embolization | Closure of fast-flow vascular malformations using embolization materials via inserted catheters |
Open surgery | Open surgical resection of circumscribed vascular malformations |