TY - JOUR
T1 - Update of endovenous treatment modalities for insufficient saphenous veins-A review of literature
AU - van Eekeren, Ramon R.J.P.
AU - Boersma, Doeke
AU - de Vries, Jean Paul P.M.
AU - Zeebregts, Clark J.
AU - Reijnen, Michel M.P.J.
PY - 2014/1/1
Y1 - 2014/1/1
N2 - Lower-limb venous insufficiency resulting from saphenous vein incompetence is a common disorder, increasing with age. For decades, surgical stripping of the great saphenous vein has been the gold standard in varicose vein treatment. The desire to optimize outcomes of treatment and reduce surgical trauma has led to the development of endovenous techniques. Today, several endovenous techniques are available to ablate the saphenous vein segments with abnormal vein valve function. In this review, we discuss the techniques, mechanisms of action, outcomes, and complications of all endovenous treatment modalities for the treatment of symptomatic lower-limb varicose veins.
AB - Lower-limb venous insufficiency resulting from saphenous vein incompetence is a common disorder, increasing with age. For decades, surgical stripping of the great saphenous vein has been the gold standard in varicose vein treatment. The desire to optimize outcomes of treatment and reduce surgical trauma has led to the development of endovenous techniques. Today, several endovenous techniques are available to ablate the saphenous vein segments with abnormal vein valve function. In this review, we discuss the techniques, mechanisms of action, outcomes, and complications of all endovenous treatment modalities for the treatment of symptomatic lower-limb varicose veins.
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U2 - 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2015.02.002
DO - 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2015.02.002
M3 - Review article
C2 - 25868763
AN - SCOPUS:84933045051
VL - 27
SP - 118
EP - 136
JO - Seminars in Vascular Surgery
JF - Seminars in Vascular Surgery
SN - 0895-7967
IS - 2
ER -