Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health flu-related visitor restrictions have been lifted. However, because babies, especially those who are ill or premature, are at higher risk of serious complications if they get the flu, visitation restrictions are still in place for all Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) until further notice.
Sclerotherapy is an interventional radiology procedure used to treat abnormal vessels in the circulatory system (arterial, venous and lymphatic) such as vascular malformations. The treatment uses special liquids called sclerosants and specially shaped pieces of metal called coils to shrink malformations.
Sclerotherapy treatment depends on the size and location of the malformation:
Sclerotherapy normally takes about one to two hours, including time for sedation or anesthesia.
Sclerotherapy may be an inpatient or outpatient procedure. You can expect the following:
Like all medical procedures, sclerotherapy does have some risks. Sometimes the incision may bleed and in rare cases infection is possible. The sclerosant can cause numbness in the area that was treated, and this numbness may take a while to go away. Pulmonary embolism (a blood clot in the lungs) is a rare occurrence. An allergic reaction to the dye used to help the interventional radiologist see clearly inside the body is possible but rare.
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