Author/Editor		Vesnaver, Aleš; Dovšak, David
Title		Zdravljenje hemangiomov z laserjem Nd:YAG - nova metoda
Translated title		Hemangioma treatment using the Nd:YAG laser - a new method
Type		članek
Source		Zdrav Vestn
Vol. and No.		Letnik 71, št. 6
Publication year		2002
Volume		str. 353-5
Language		slo
Abstract		Background. Hemangiomas and arterio-venous malformations are a common pathological entity in the head and neck region. Their treatment, i.e, removal is difficult, as the risk of bleeding is frequently high. The Nd:YAG laser enables in-depth photocoagulation, and that is why we tested its effectiveness in removal of head and neck hemangiomas, mostly intraorally. Methods. During a two yearperiod, we removed 44 hemangiomas in the head and neck region in 36 patients, of which four had large hemangiomas, with the perimeter exceeding 3 cm in two dimensions. We followed the patients until healing and periodically thereafter. Results. The outcomes of treatment were excellent, complications were rare. Conclusions. Treatment utilising the Nd: YAG laser proved to be an effective, simple and fast method of removing hemangiomas in the head and neck region.
Summary		Izhodišča. Hemangiomi in arteriovenozne malformacije se zelo pogosto pojavljajo v področju glave in vratu. Njihovo zdravljenje oz. odstranjevanje je težavno, ker je tveganje za krvavitev pogosto visoko. Laser Nd:YAG omogoča globinsko fotokoagulacijo, zato smo preizkusili njegovo učinkovitost pri odstranjevanju hemangiomov v področju glave in vratu, predvsem intraoralnih. Metode. V obdobju dveh let smo z laserjem Nd:YAG pri 36 bolnikih odstranili 44 hemangiomov v področju glave in vratu. Od teh so imeli štirje velike hemangiome, z več kot 3 cm premera v dveh dimenzijah. Bolnike smo spremljali do zacelitve in nato še po njej. Rezultati. Rezultati zdravljenja so bili odlični, imeli smo zelo malo zapletov. Zaključki. Zdravljenje z laserjem Nd:YAG se je izkazalo kot varna, enostavna in hitra metoda odstranjevanja hemangiomov v področju glave in vratu.
Descriptors		HEMANGIOMA LASER COAGULATION MOUTH NEOPLASMS LIP NEOPLASMS TREATMENT OUTCOME