The Validity of a Combined High Saphenous Division and Sclerotherapy for Varicose Vein / 대한흉부외과학회지
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
;
: 544-548, 2006.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the validity of a combined high saphenous vein division and sclerotherapy without sacrificing saphenous vein for varicose vein. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
Between August 2004 and October 2005, 70 limbs in 50 patients were treated by a combined high saphenous vein division and sclerotherapy. The operative indication is valvular incompetence of femoral-saphenous or popliteal-saphenous junction. Patients received local anesthesia and were treated by a combined high saphenous vein division, ligation of incompetent perforating vein and 1~3% sclerosant. Patients received 1 day hospitalization and applied in compression stocking for 6 weeks. Patients followed after 1 week, 1 and 3 months.RESULT:
Mean age of patients was 50+/-11. The female was more common. 8 patients was no symptom, another 42 patients complained of pain, heaviness and fatigue of limbs. The symptoms of varicose vein disappeared 1 month after the procedure in all symptomatic patients. 8 patients needed a adjuvant sclerotherapy for residual varicose vein on 1 week after the procedure. There were only minor complications such as hematoma (1), wound infection (1), thrombophlebitis (20), skin blister (10), hyper-pigmentation (1), and skin ulcer (1).CONCLUSION:
We concluded that a combined high saphenous vein division and sclerotherapy without sacrificing saphenous vein for varicose vein is simple, less invasive, economical, and effective treatment for primary varicose vein, and it has a special advantage that saphenous vein can be used as a bypass conduit later. The method was selective in old aged patients.
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Main subject:
Saphenous Vein
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Skin
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Skin Ulcer
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Thrombophlebitis
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Varicose Veins
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Veins
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Wound Infection
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Sclerotherapy
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Blister
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Extremities
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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