Association of localized intravascular coagulopathy with venous malformations

A Dompmartin, A Acher, P Thibon… - Archives of …, 2008 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To determine which venous malformations (VMs) are at risk for coagulopathy.
Venous malformations are slow-flow vascular malformations present at birth, and localized
intravascular coagulopathy (LIC) causes pain and thrombosis within a lesion and severe
bleeding during surgical procedures. Design Prospective convenience sample accrued from
2 multidisciplinary sites in Brussels, Belgium, and Caen, France. Participants The study
population comprised 140 patients with clinical data and coagulation parameters. Magnetic …