TY - JOUR
T1 - A Venous Malformation in the Vastus Lateralis
T2 - Our Experience with Cryotherapy
AU - Amin, Ayush
AU - Tu, Jonathan
AU - Salsamendi, Jason
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - The present report describes a case of cryotherapy ablation in a 35-year-old woman with a 1.5 cm painful venous malformation (VM) in the right vastus lateralis muscle. After the patient had failed sclerotherapy, a single session of cryotherapy was performed that resulted in both technical and clinical success. At 8-month follow-up, there was no residual pain. The use of cryotherapy ablation for the treatment of an intramuscular VM has only been previously described on 1 occasion. Based on our results, cryotherapy is a promising therapy for fast and safe treatment for patients with venous vascular malformations.
AB - The present report describes a case of cryotherapy ablation in a 35-year-old woman with a 1.5 cm painful venous malformation (VM) in the right vastus lateralis muscle. After the patient had failed sclerotherapy, a single session of cryotherapy was performed that resulted in both technical and clinical success. At 8-month follow-up, there was no residual pain. The use of cryotherapy ablation for the treatment of an intramuscular VM has only been previously described on 1 occasion. Based on our results, cryotherapy is a promising therapy for fast and safe treatment for patients with venous vascular malformations.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.avsg.2018.04.009
DO - 10.1016/j.avsg.2018.04.009
M3 - Article
C2 - 29886207
AN - SCOPUS:85049637960
JO - Annals of Vascular Surgery
JF - Annals of Vascular Surgery
SN - 0890-5096
ER -