Clinical Practice Guidelines
Clinical practice guidelines provide structured, evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of vascular anomalies. This page brings together key guidelines that have been adopted or endorsed by the VASCA Working Group, including both VASCA-generated documents and guidelines from other respected national and international bodies.
These guidelines are intended primarily for healthcare professionals. They are reviewed regularly to reflect advances in the field. The VASCA-WG works in close collaboration with the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (ISSVA), which is developing additional best practice guidelines across a range of conditions.
Elajmi A, Clapuyt P, Hammer F, Bataille AC, Lengele B, Boon LM. Prise en charge des anomalies vasculaires chez l’enfant [Management of vascular anomalies in children]. Ann Chir Plast Esthet. 2016 Oct;61(5):480-497. French. doi: 10.1016/j.anplas.2016.06.015. Epub 2016 Sep 15. PMID: 27641115.
Elajmi A, Clapuyt P, Hammer F, Bataille AC, Lengele B, Boon LM. Prise en charge des anomalies vasculaires chez l’enfant [Management of vascular anomalies in children]. Ann Chir Plast Esthet. 2016 Oct;61(5):480-497. French. doi: 10.1016/j.anplas.2016.06.015. Epub 2016 Sep 15. PMID: 27641115.
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Wassef M, Blei F, Adams D, Alomari A, Baselga E, Berenstein A, Burrows P, Frieden IJ, Garzon MC, Lopez-Gutierrez JC, Lord DJ, Mitchel S, Powell J, Prendiville J, Vikkula M; ISSVA Board and Scientific Committee. Vascular Anomalies Classification: Recommendations From the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies. Pediatrics. 2015 Jul;136(1):e203-14. doi: 10.1542/peds.2014-3673. Epub 2015 Jun 8. Review.