Introduction.

Vascular malformations are abnormalities that are present from birth, do not disappear and can grow throughout life. It has been shown in retrospective studies that the terminology to classify vascular anomalies is inaccurate in 69% of cases, an inappropriate diagnosis is made and in 53% of cases the patient and their family are given incorrect information on the treatment and the clinical course.

Methods.

Longitudinal prospective study conducted between 2016 and 2019. Patients with vascular anomalies and consulted to our institution were included. They were evaluated by the vascular surgery service, and a comprehensive diagnosis and management plan was made, including endovascular, surgical or mixed, according to each case.

Results.

The most common malformation was the venous type in 40.3% of the cases. Endovascular management was performed in 93.1% of cases and surgery in 6.9%. The improvement in the symptoms that led to the consultation was 100% for vascular tumors and 70.8% for malformations. However, the results are heterogeneous.

Conclusions.

It is necessary to obtain an adequate diagnosis of vascular anomalies, to achieve an effective treatment, with improvement of the symptoms.

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