China Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ›› 2021, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (2): 186-192.doi: 10.19438/j.cjoms.2021.02.017

• Review Articles • Previous Articles    

Treatment of venous malformations in oral and maxillofacial region: clinical experiences, update and challenges

WU Hai-wei1,2, YU Miao2, ZHENG Jia-wei3   

  1. 1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University. Jinan 250021, Shandong Province;
    2. Department of Oromaxillofacial Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University. Jinan 250021, Shandong Province;
    3. Department of Oromaxillofacial Head and Neck Oncology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Shanghai 200011, China
  • Received:2020-04-13 Revised:2020-08-08 Online:2021-03-20 Published:2021-05-11

Abstract: Venous malformation is one of the most common types of congenital vascular malformations, which can be found in any location in the body. It is still a challenge to diagnose and treat complicated venous malformations, owing to the diversity of the site and range of diseased regions. There are various treatment approaches for venous malformations in oral and maxillofacial region, such as systemic targeted drugs, open surgery, sclerotherapy, cryoablation and laser photocoagulation. Based on the experience and the recent available literatures, this article summarized the current status and recent progress in diagnosis and treatment of venous malformation of oral and maxillofacial region.

Key words: Venous malformation, Vascular malformation, Sclerotherapy, Laser photocoagulation, Oral and maxillofacial region

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