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Surgical treatment outcomes of infantile hemangioma in children: Does prior medical treatment matter
Author(s) -
Tangtatco Jennifer Aileen,
Freedman Carolyn,
Phillips John,
Pope Elena
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.13658
Subject(s) - medicine , intervention (counseling) , retrospective cohort study , medical treatment , cohort , surgery , medical therapy , medical record , systemic therapy , infantile hemangioma , pediatrics , hemangioma , intensive care medicine , cancer , psychiatry , breast cancer
First‐line treatment for problematic infantile hemangiomas (IH) consists of systemic corticosteroids or, more recently, beta‐blockers, while treatment failures or residual lesions may require surgical intervention. There is limited knowledge if prior medical intervention is associated with a better surgical outcome. This retrospective cohort study revealed that medical intervention, whether systemic steroids or beta‐blockers, did not influence ultimate surgical outcomes when compared with patients who were not medically treated. However, patients who received prior medical treatment and those who received beta‐blockers underwent surgical intervention at an earlier age.