Sclerotherapy for the management of venous malformations: Experience from a single institution in Afghanistan

Mohammad Tareq Rahimi; Tawab Baryali; Ahmad Rashad Akbari; Ramin Saadaat; Mohibullah Salehzai; Ahmed Maseh Haidary

doi:10.1002/ccr3.7261

Sclerotherapy for the management of venous malformations: Experience from a single institution in Afghanistan

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Apr 23;11(4):e7261. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7261. eCollection 2023 Apr.

Authors

Mohammad Tareq Rahimi¹, Tawab Baryali², Ahmad Rashad Akbari³, Ramin Saadaat⁴, Mohibullah Salehzai⁵, Ahmed Maseh Haidary⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Paediatric Surgery French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children Kabul Kabul Afghanistan.
² Department of Quality Assurance French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children Kabul Kabul Afghanistan.
³ Department of Anaesthesia and Renimation French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children Kabul Kabul Afghanistan.
⁴ Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratory French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children Kabul Kabul Afghanistan.
⁵ Department of Radiology French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children Kabul Kabul Afghanistan.

Abstract

Sclerotherapy is a convenient modality for the treatment of venous malformation. Ethanol as a sclerosing agent is easily available and cheap. Sclerotherapy for venous malformations has both functional as well as aesthetic outcome.

Keywords: Afghanistan; sclerotherapy; venous malformations.

Publication types

Case Reports