Factors influencing choice of treatment modality for varicose veins in Singapore

Factors Influencing Modality Choice in Multimodal Applications

The Treatment of Varicose Veins

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Operative Treatment of Varicose Veins

On the same day Mr. Marshall, in the University College Hospital, operated in the following manner on varicose veins of the right leg in a young woman :?A bandage was first applied round the limb, just above the knee-joint, in order to produce distension of the affected veins. Under the thickest masses of varix "were passed large broad needles, resembling very much those formerly used for inser...

The treatment of varicose veins.

INTRODUCTION Over the past few years, there has been a move to less invasive endoluminal methods in the treatment of lower limb varicose veins combined with a renewed interest in sclerotherapy, with the recent addition of foam sclerotherapy. The development of these new techniques has led many to question some of the more conventional teaching on the treatment of varicose veins. This review exa...

Endovenous laser treatment for uncomplicated varicose veins.

OBJECTIVE Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) of incompetent truncal veins has been proposed as a minimally invasive alternative to conventional surgery for varicose veins. Various strategies have been proposed for successful treatment and this study reviews the evidence for these. METHOD A Medline and 'controlled trials online database' search was performed to identify original articles and ran...