Percutaneous Lauromacrogol Foam Sclerotherapy for the Treatment of Acute Airway Compression Caused by Lymphatic Malformations in Infants
Joint Authors
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-10-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Management of LMs still remains a challenge especially for those suffering from complications such as acute airway compression.
In this study, we retrospectively evaluated the efficacy and safety of percutaneous lauromacrogol foam sclerotherapy for the patients with acute airway compression caused by lymphatic malformations (LMs) in infants.
Five cases of infants with acute airway compression caused by LMs were treated with lauromacrogol foam sclerotherapy in the radiology department from February 2013 to August 2015 at Wuhan Medical and Healthcare Center for Women and Children, China.
By CT examination and the DSA imaging, LMs were diagnosed and progressed cervical and sublingual LMs combined with hemorrhages were observed and suppression of the trachea was noticed as well, resulting in the difficulty with breathing and feeding.
For all the patients, we extracted most cyst liquid from the LMs to reduce the surface tension and alleviate the respiratory pressure symptoms under the guidance of ultrasound.
Subsequently, the lauromacrogol foam was injected percutaneously into the cyst of LMs.
The dose of the agent was determined according to the size of the LMs, which was 3-8 ml in our study.
After treatment, autonomous respiration and independent eating were observed.
When the procedures were completed after 16 cycles, the cyst cavity became atrophic and then nearly vanished.
During the follow-up period (a minimum of three months and a maximum of two years), 4 patients were clinically proved to be cured and one patient was significantly improved.
There was no recurrence, serious complications, or adverse reactions.
Our study demonstrated that percutaneous sclerotherapy combined with lauromacrogol foam is a safe, effective therapy for acute airway compression caused by LMs, especially giving a good cosmetic result.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wang, Lidan& Liu, Fan& Huang, Sui. 2018. Percutaneous Lauromacrogol Foam Sclerotherapy for the Treatment of Acute Airway Compression Caused by Lymphatic Malformations in Infants. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1126195
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wang, Lidan…[et al.]. Percutaneous Lauromacrogol Foam Sclerotherapy for the Treatment of Acute Airway Compression Caused by Lymphatic Malformations in Infants. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1126195
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wang, Lidan& Liu, Fan& Huang, Sui. Percutaneous Lauromacrogol Foam Sclerotherapy for the Treatment of Acute Airway Compression Caused by Lymphatic Malformations in Infants. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1126195
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1126195