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Case Reports
. 2003 Jun;110(6):1255-9.
doi: 10.1016/S0161-6420(03)00242-2.

SubTenon's infusion of steroids for treatment of orbital hemangiomas

David K Coats  1 , James W O'Neil, Vincent J D'Elia, Kathryn M Brady-McCreery, Evelyn A Paysse
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SubTenon's infusion of steroids for treatment of orbital hemangiomas

David K Coats et al. Ophthalmology. 2003 Jun.

Abstract

Purpose: To introduce an alternate technique for the treatment of infantile orbital hemangiomas.

Design: Non-comparative case series.

Participants: Seven consecutive children with orbital hemangiomas.

Intervention: Posterior subTenon's steroid infusion using a blunt-tip cannula.

Main outcome measures: Clinical stabilization, improvement, or resolution.

Results: Significant and sustained involution of the hemangiomas occurred in all cases. No local or systemic complications occurred.

Conclusions: The results of subTenon's steroid infusion for the treatment of orbital hemangiomas in children are encouraging and may be associated with fewer intraoperative risks compared with direct intralesional injection.

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