Society guideline links: Vascular anomalies

Introduction — 

This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.

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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Infantile vascular tumors, including infantile hemangiomas, congenital hemangiomas, and kaposiform hemangioendothelioma" and "Society guideline links: Chronic venous disorders".)

International

●International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (ISSVA): Classification for vascular anomalies (2014, revised 2018)

Canada

●Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS): Practice point on vascular anomalies in childhood – When to treat and when to refer (2022)

United States

●American College of Radiology (ACR): ACR Appropriateness Criteria on soft tissue vascular anomalies – Vascular malformations and infantile vascular tumors (non-CNS): Child (2023)

●Consensus statement for the management and treatment of port-wine birthmarks in Sturge-Weber syndrome (2020)

Europe

●European Society for Laser Dermatology (ESLD): Guidelines of care for vascular lasers and intense pulse light sources (2015)

Japan

●[In English] Japanese clinical practice guidelines for vascular anomalies 2017 (published 2020)