China Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ›› 2015, Vol. 13 ›› Issue (2): 187-189.

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Clinical application of interventional ethanol sclerotherapy in head and neck cystic lesions

HAN Yi-feng, FAN Xin-dong   

  1. Department of Radiology, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Shanghai 200011, China
  • Received:2014-10-30 Revised:2014-12-09 Online:2015-03-20 Published:2015-04-23

Abstract: As a new treatment option, ethanol interventional therapy has gained satisfactory results in clinical practice in treating head and neck diseases. Although not every patient is suitable for the treatment, ethanol offers considerable promise of controlling the lesions and curing the diseases completely. However, ethanol interventional therapy can lead to some complications, even it's an invasive method. This article discussed the clinical applications of interventional therapy for cervicofacial cystic lymphatic malformations, venous malformations, and aneurysmal bone cysts, as well as the operation principles, the possible complications and management.

Key words: Absolute ethanol, Interventional sclerotherapy, Cystic lesions

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