| Late follow-up of saphenofemoral junction ligation combined with ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy in patients with venous ulcers. | |
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PMID: 22944569 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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BACKGROUND: Venous ulcers are a frequent complication of venous disease, and a variety of healing methods have been proposed for these lesions. The objective of this study was to provide late follow-up data for a group of patients with venous ulcers who presented with advanced chronic venous insufficiency and were treated with saphenofemoral junction ligation combined with ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy. METHODS: This was a prospective study of 35 patients. Patients were classified as CEAP6 and were followed during a 45- to 68-month period. The following variables were assessed: wound healing, ultrasound findings, and venous clinical severity scores. RESULTS: The following ultrasound findings were observed: total and partial recanalization in 19 patients (treatment failure) and occlusion in 13 patients (treatment success). Two patients were lost to follow-up, and one patient died. Ulcers healed between 30 and 70 days and remained closed for a mean period of 48 months (Kaplan-Meyer method). The analysis of clinical severity scores (pain, edema, pigmentation, lipodermatosclerosis, and inflammation) revealed significant improvement when comparing pre- and post-treatment results. CONCLUSION: Our preliminary findings suggest that saphenofemoral junction ligation combined with ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy is a feasible and simple palliative treatment method for this group of patients. |
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Marcondes Figueiredo; Salustiano P de Araujo; Matheus Fidélis Figueiredo |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Annals of vascular surgery Volume: 26 ISSN: 1615-5947 ISO Abbreviation: Ann Vasc Surg Publication Date: 2012 Oct |
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Created Date: 2012-09-04 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8703941 Medline TA: Ann Vasc Surg Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 977-81 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2012 Annals of Vascular Surgery Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil. |
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