Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation: a novel treatment of facial venous malformation
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Published on: August 25, 2022
Ah Hyun Kim1, Heung Kyu Ko, Jong Yun Won
1Department of Radiology, Severance Hospital, University of Yonsei, College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Abstract:
We performed radiofrequency ablation to treat a symptomatic facial venous malformation of a 24-year-old woman under ultrasound scan-guidance. The 20.25-cm sized original facial venous malformation in her right cheek markedly reduced without any scar formation and was grossly not visible after 1 month of the procedure. In the 3-month follow-up magnetic resonance imaging, original venous malformation reduced in volume to 5.40 cm. Radiofrequency ablation may provide an alternative treatment for facial venous malformations.
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