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PURPOSE: To introduce an alternate technique for the treatment of infantile orbital hemangiomas. DESIGN: Non-comparative case series. PARTICIPANTS: Seven consecutive children with orbital hemangiomas. INTERVENTION: Posterior subTenon's steroid infusion using a blunt-tip cannula. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Clinical stabilization, improvement, or resolution. RESULTS: Significant and sustained involution of the hemangiomas occurred in all cases. No local or systemic complications occurred. CONCLUSIONS: The results of subTenon's steroid infusion for the treatment of orbital hemangiomas in children are encouraging and may be associated with fewer intraoperative risks compared with direct intralesional injection.

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Betametasona/análogos & derivados , Tejido Conectivo/efectos de los fármacos , Glucocorticoides/uso terapéutico , Hemangioma Capilar/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias Orbitales/tratamiento farmacológico , Betametasona/administración & dosificación , Quimioterapia Combinada , Glucocorticoides/administración & dosificación , Hemangioma Capilar/patología , Humanos , Lactante , Neoplasias Orbitales/patología , Triamcinolona Acetonida/administración & dosificación