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. 2002 Feb;28(2):153-5.
doi: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2002.00344.x.

Reversible cardiac arrest after polidocanol sclerotherapy of peripheral venous malformation

Massimiliano M Marrocco-Trischitta  1 , Paolo Guerrini, Damiano Abeni, Francesco Stillo
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Reversible cardiac arrest after polidocanol sclerotherapy of peripheral venous malformation

Massimiliano M Marrocco-Trischitta et al. Dermatol Surg. 2002 Feb.

Abstract

Background: Polidocanol sclerotherapy is a well-established therapeutic modality for the treatment of venous malformations. Systemic complications are extremely rare.

Objective: To report a case of cardiac complication after polidocanol injection of peripheral venous malformation.

Methods: A case report and a review of the English language literature using a published MEDLINE search strategy.

Results: A patient undergoing polidocanol sclerotherapy for a symptomatic venous malformation of the right inferior limb developed cardiac arrest shortly after injection of the sclerosing agent which was promptly reversed.

Conclusion: Systemic complications following sclerotherapy may occur even when the sclerosant is injected in peripheral veins or venous malformations. Clinicians should be alerted to the possibility of uncommon but life-threatening adverse effects.

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