Extracranial and Paraspinal Vascular MalformationsTreatment
When vascular malformations do not disappear, or, cause symptoms, grow with age, or appear during adult life, a variety of treatment options may be considered. Some may be surgically removed, while others are treated with laser therapy. In other cases, vascular malformations are treated through endovascular methods by placing a catheter into the blood vessels supplying the malformation and injecting various materials to block off the blood supply to the abnormal vessels. This procedure is called embolization.
Another treatment option utilized by doctors involves placing a needle directly through the skin into the malformation and injecting material to block off the malformation.
Extracranial and Paraspinal Vascular MalformationsTreatment
When vascular malformations do not disappear, or, cause symptoms, grow with age, or appear during adult life, a variety of treatment options may be considered. Some may be surgically removed, while others are treated with laser therapy. In other cases, vascular malformations are treated through endovascular methods by placing a catheter into the blood vessels supplying the malformation and injecting various materials to block off the blood supply to the abnormal vessels. This procedure is called embolization.
Another treatment option utilized by doctors involves placing a needle directly through the skin into the malformation and injecting material to block off the malformation.