EVALUATION OF THE MINIMAL EFFECTIVE FOAM SCLEROSANT CONCENTRATION AT SCLEROTHERAPY OF VARICOSE VEINS IN THE LOWER EXTREMITIES

Microembolism during foam sclerotherapy of varicose veins.

To the Editor: Chronic venous insufficiency is a common disease in adulthood. One recently developed therapy for varicose veins is foam sclerotherapy.1 We used foam sclerotherapy in a 51-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman who had symptomatic varicose great saphenous veins and were otherwise healthy. Immediately after the initiation of treatment, transient scotomas developed in the man, and a ...

[Varicose veins of the lower extremities].

Overview Varicose veins of the lower extremities are found in the superficial venous system which includes the great saphenous vein (GSV) and the small saphenous vein (SSV), and their tributaries. One-way valves are present in the superficial venous system. These valves prevent backward flow of blood within the vein (reflux) and keep the blood moving toward the heart. The condition of improperl...

Foam and liquid sclerotherapy for varicose veins.

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to review the methods and outcome of ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy (UGFS) for the treatment of superficial venous incompetence. METHOD Medical literature databases including Medline were searched for recent literature concerning UGFS. Papers describing methods and outcome have been assessed and their main findings included in this summary. A det...

The Treatment of Varicose Veins of the Lower Extremities

Values of Ultrasound Guided Foam Sclerotherapy for Primary Lower Limb Varicose Veins Treatment

Purpose: Aimed to describe the values of Color Doppler Ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy for primary lower limb varicose veins treatment as a curative management. Patients and Methods: Twenty three patients with primary lower limb varicose veins were subjects in this prospective single centre study and underwent US guided foam sclerotherapy after revision of medical history and color Doppler...