Improved quality of life after foam sclerotherapy of a vascular malformation following multiple surgery

Vascular malformations present a therapeutic challenge due to their rarity and heterogeneous clinical presentation. In the present case report the authors discuss a 46-yearold female patient who had undergone a number of operations for an extensive and very painful venous malformation. Eventually she was successfully treated by repeated application of foam sclerosing agent. This achieved remarkably rapid, long-term pain reduction and improved her quality of life. The case demonstrates that foam sclerotherapy is a satisfactory treatment option with few adverse effects for anatomically unclear malformations that can no longer be treated surgically.