PMID- 10455224
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19991019
LR  - 20190915
IS  - 0196-8092 (Print)
IS  - 0196-8092 (Linking)
VI  - 25
IP  - 2
DP  - 1999
TI  - Treatment of venous malformations with an intense pulsed light source (IPLS) 
      technology: A retrospective study.
PG  - 170-7
AB  - BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The intense pulsed light source (IPLS) technology 
      provides an innovative concept in the treatment of vascular lesions. We 
      investigated the effectiveness of IPLS in the treatment of venous malformations. 
      STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective study of 11 patients with 
      venous malformations (VMA) treated with IPLS was initiated. Clinical VMA 
      characteristics recorded were size and location. Data collected included 
      treatment parameters (filters, pulse duration, fluence, and pulse sequencing), % 
      clearance, and side effects (e.g., swelling, blisters, crusting, pain, altered 
      pigmentation, and scarring). RESULTS: Good and very good (70-100%) clearance was 
      achieved in 8 malformations smaller than 100 cm(2). Especially small lesions 
      needed only 2-3 treatments. Three VMA larger than 100 cm(2) could be cleared well 
      in an average of 18 sessions. The most frequently used parameters were the 590 nm 
      filter in long pulse mode, triple pulses, and fluences at an average of 80.4 
      J/cm(2). Side effects included prolonged erythema in 23.6, swelling in 17.9%, 
      crusting in 4.7%. Bleeding, hypo-, hyperpigmentation, and scarring were rare 
      (0.9% respectively). CONCLUSION: IPLS presents an effective method for treating 
      VMA, especially small malformations, with a justifiable rate of side effects when 
      optimal parameters are chosen.
CI  - Copyright 1999 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
FAU - Raulin, C
AU  - Raulin C
AD  - Laserklinik Karlsruhe, D-76133 Karlsruhe, Germany. dres.raulin@t.online.de
FAU - Werner, S
AU  - Werner S
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Lasers Surg Med
JT  - Lasers in surgery and medicine
JID - 8007168
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Arteriovenous Malformations/*radiotherapy
MH  - Child
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Laser Therapy
MH  - Lasers/adverse effects
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Retrospective Studies
MH  - Treatment Outcome
EDAT- 1999/08/24 00:00
MHDA- 1999/08/24 00:01
CRDT- 1999/08/24 00:00
PHST- 1999/08/24 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1999/08/24 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1999/08/24 00:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9101(1999)25:2<170::AID-LSM11>3.0.CO;2-V [pii]
AID - 10.1002/(sici)1096-9101(1999)25:2<170::aid-lsm11>3.0.co;2-v [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Lasers Surg Med. 1999;25(2):170-7. doi: 
      10.1002/(sici)1096-9101(1999)25:2<170::aid-lsm11>3.0.co;2-v.