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Sclerotherapy is a technique used to remove anomalous venous malformations through the injection of a sclerosing agent, classically a liquid, which produces a chemical destruction of the endothelial cells that coat the interior of the vessel. A thrombus is then produced, and the vein is finally transformed into a fibrous thread that ultimately disappears.
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Garrido, J.C., Rubia, M.V., Loose, D.A. (2015). Sclerotherapy in Vascular Malformations with Polidocanol Foam. In: Mattassi, R., Loose, D., Vaghi, M. (eds) Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5673-2_34
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