Ethanol Sclerosis Therapy for Aggressive Vertebral Hemangioma of the Spine: A Narrative Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Case Series
3.1.1. Case Series of Ethanol Sclerosis Therapy without an Accompanying Procedure
3.1.2. Case Series of Ethanol Sclerosis Therapy Accompanied by Vertebroplasty
3.1.3. Case Series of Ethanol Sclerosis Therapy Accompanied by Surgery
3.2. Case Reports
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
6. Future Directions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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No. | Authors | Number of Cases | Mean Age | Female/Male | Mean Follow-Up Period [Range] (Months) | Mean Amount of Ethanol [Range] (mL) | Accompanied Procedure |
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1 | Heiss et al. [12] | 2 | 59 | 2/0 | 5.5 | 10 | Transarterial embolization/None |
2 | Yadav N et al. [13] | 11 | 22 | 7/4 | Not provided | [8–10] | None |
3 | Bas et al. [14] | 18 | 49 | 7/11 | 24 | 10 | None |
4 | Goyal M et al. [15] | 14 | 36.9 | 4/10 | [5–31] | [10–15] | None |
5 | Doppman JL et al. [16] | 11 | 51 | 7/4 | 40.6 | 16.5 | None |
6 | Premat K et al. [17] | 26 | 51.8 | 15/11 | 88.3 | 5.14 | Vertebroplasty |
7 | Chen L et al. [18] | 12 | 41 | 7/5 | 29 | 5 | Vertebroplasty |
8 | Chandra et al. [19] | 33 | 26.9 | 18/15 | 47.6 | 14.6 | Transarterial embolization Posterior decompression and fixation surgery |
9 | Singh PK et al. [20] | 7 | 14 | 5/2 | 45.3 | 12.8 | Transarterial embolization Posterior decompression and fixation surgery |
No. | Authors | Age | Sex | Location | Amount of Ethanol (mL) | Injection Speed (mL/min.) | Accompanied Procedure | Result |
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1 | Chen HI et al. [21] | 27 | F | L3 | 9 | Not provided | Transarterial embolization | Immediate improvement of paralysis |
2 | Degulmadi D et al. [22] | 56 | F | T12 | 8 | 0.5 | Posterior decompression and fixation surgery with transpedicular curettage and bone transplantation | Improvement of paralysis began 4 days after the therapy |
3 | Cianfoni A et al. [23] | 78 | M | T8, T9 | 10 (each) | 0.2 | None | Immediate improvement of paralysis |
4 | Niemeyer T et al. [24] | 27 | M | T8 | 7 | 0.2 | None | Development of incomplete paralysis 1 h after the therapy |
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Tonosu, J.; Yamaguchi, Y.; Higashikawa, A.; Watanabe, K. Ethanol Sclerosis Therapy for Aggressive Vertebral Hemangioma of the Spine: A Narrative Review. J. Clin. Med. 2023, 12, 3926. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12123926
Tonosu J, Yamaguchi Y, Higashikawa A, Watanabe K. Ethanol Sclerosis Therapy for Aggressive Vertebral Hemangioma of the Spine: A Narrative Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2023; 12(12):3926. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12123926
Chicago/Turabian StyleTonosu, Juichi, Yasuteru Yamaguchi, Akiro Higashikawa, and Kenichi Watanabe. 2023. "Ethanol Sclerosis Therapy for Aggressive Vertebral Hemangioma of the Spine: A Narrative Review" Journal of Clinical Medicine 12, no. 12: 3926. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12123926
APA StyleTonosu, J., Yamaguchi, Y., Higashikawa, A., & Watanabe, K. (2023). Ethanol Sclerosis Therapy for Aggressive Vertebral Hemangioma of the Spine: A Narrative Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12(12), 3926. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12123926