Search results for "Varicose veins"
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Ultrasound in Varicose Vein Treatment
2014
Diagnosis is a prerequisite for all treatment strategies. Duplex ultrasound is the best diagnostic tool for varicose veins for all expressions of the disease (Nicolaides Circulation 102:126–163, 2000). All types of intervention on varicose veins have their own special demands on ultrasound. Ultrasound-guided vein mapping on the skin is very helpful prior to saphenous stripping (See Sect. 12.1), and it is absolutely indispensible for CHIVA (See Sect. 12.2). In endovascular thermal therapies (See Sect. 12.3) or foam sclerotherapy of trunk veins (See Sect. 12.4), ultrasound is an essential part of the treatment process. The actual procedures will only be explained here in relation to ultrasoun…
Minimally invasive techniques in the treatment of saphenous varicose veins.
2008
Lower extremity venous insufficiency is common and increases with age. In addition to classical symptoms, it may result in skin changes and venous ulcers. Chronic venous insufficiency has a great impact on patients' health-related quality of life and is associated with considerable health care costs. Surgical ligation Of the junction with or without stripping has been the standard of care in the treatment of insufficient great and small saphenous veins. However, the recurrence rates are relatively high and surgery may be associated with serious adverse events and considerable down time; it is also cosmetically Suboptimal. To improve efficacy, patients' health-related quality of life and tre…
The European multicenter cohort study on cyanoacrylate embolization of refluxing great saphenous veins
2014
ObjectiveCyanoacrylate (CA) embolization of refluxing great saphenous veins (GSVs) has been previously described. The outcomes from a multicenter study are still lacking.MethodsA prospective multicenter study was conducted in seven centers in four European countries to abolish GSV reflux by endovenous CA embolization. Neither tumescent anesthesia nor postinterventional compression stockings were used. Varicose tributaries remained untreated until at least 3 months after the index treatment. Clinical examination, quality of life assessment, and duplex ultrasound evaluation were performed at 2 days and after 1, 3, 6, and 12 months.ResultsIn 70 patients, of whom 68 (97.1%) were available for 1…
Wielokierunkowe i całościowe podejście do leczenia żylnych owrzodzeń goleni
2011
Niniejszy artykuł omawia aspekty leczenia owrzodzeń żylnych goleni. Ze względu na niezwykle złożoną patologię ran przewlekłych, do których jest zaliczane żylne owrzodzenie goleni, tylko wielokierunkowe i całościowe podejście do leczenia może dać pożądany efekt kliniczny. Skuteczny system leczenia owrzodzeń powinien obejmować: opiekę pielęgniarską w miejscu zamieszkania chorego, specjalistyczne leczenie w centrum leczenia ran oraz rozwiązywanie psychospołecznych problemów osoby chorej w klubie pacjentów. Leczenie owrzodzeń żylnych powinno być poprzedzone diagnostyką owrzodzenia, mającą na celu wykluczenie innych przyczyn owrzodzenia niż żylne oraz wykrycie patologii, którą można skorygować c…