| Endovenous ablation with a 940 nm laser for the treatment of great saphenous vein insufficiency: short- to mid-term results. | |
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PMID: 22020949 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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PURPOSE: We aimed to present the short- to mid-term results of endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) procedures that were used to treat great saphenous vein (GSV) insufficiency. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This prospective study was conducted between December 2009 and January 2011. A total of 112 incompetent GSVs were treated using EVLA with a 940 nm wavelength laser. Ninety patients were treated for varicose veins with saphenous reflux, including 36 females (40%) and 54 males (60%). These patients' ages ranged from 17 to 79 years (median, 48 years). After the EVLA, the patients were monitored using duplex ultrasonography and were assessed clinically at 1 week and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months after the surgery. The patients were scheduled for a three-day examination after the EVLA to assess the level of pain that each patient was experiencing in each limb. RESULTS: At the end of a one-year follow-up period, the post-procedural duplex scans revealed a total occlusion of the treated GSVs in 88 of the patients (97%) and a sub-total occlusion in two of the (2%) patients. The average modified clinical, etiological, anatomical, and pathological score was significantly decreased at 12 months. The following complications were observed in the present study: hypoesthesia (11%), swelling and induration (5%), skin pigmentation (5%), deep vein thrombosis (1%), erythema (1%), and bleeding (1%). The mean visual analog pain score for the entire procedure was 3.14±1.06. CONCLUSION: Our short- and mid-term results of the EVLA procedure were satisfactory, and the results of this study reaffirmed the safety and effectiveness of an EVLA using a 940 nm wavelength for the treatment of GSV insufficiency. |
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Mehmet Erdem Memetoglu; Serpil Kurtcan; Ozan Erbasan; Deniz Ozel |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-10-24 |
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Title: Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) Volume: - ISSN: 1305-3612 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-10-24 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101241152 Medline TA: Diagn Interv Radiol Country: - |
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Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Gumushane State Hospital, Gumushane, Turkey. |
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