THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERSTITIAL SELECTIVE LASER PHOTODESTRUCTION OF FOCAL FORMS OF HEMAGIOMAS IN CHILDREN

Abstract

Introduction. Hemangiomas in infants at their first weeks of life can quickly progress and lead not only to the disfigurement of appearance, but also to serious complications, like bleeding, ulceration, suppuration and other negative consequences. Purpose. To have good clinical and aesthetic results in children with cavernous hemangiomas using the technique of interstitial selective laser photodestruction. Material and methods. In 2016 - 2018, focal forms of hemangiomas were registered in 140 children aged 1 month-16 years who were consulted in the Clinical and Research Institute of Emergency Pediatric Surgery and Trauma. The technique of interstitial selective laser photodestruction was selected for surgical treatment in all patients (RF Patent №2016110843 dated 04.09.2017). Two-wave laser surgical apparatus LSP IRE-Polyus (Russia) with wavelengths 0.97 μm and 1.56 μm was used. All 140 patients had ultrasound examination of their vascular formations and other preoperative procedures . The surgical intervention was performed in the hospital under general anesthesia. 131 of patients had planned operations and 9 of them had urgent operations because of hemangioma bleeding. Results. Long-term outcomes have shown that in 100% of cases we achieved good clinical result with no residual hemangioma elements; in the majority of cases (69%) the optimal aesthetic result was achieved; and in 31% of cases we had satisfactory outcomes by the criteria of aesthetic effectiveness. Conclusions. Interstitial selective laser photodestruction is the best option to radically treat focal forms of hemangiomas in children.