Experience of treating varicosed great saphnous vein by endovenous laser treatment plus punctiform stripping / 中国基层医药

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the efficacy of endovenous laser treatment(EVLT) plus punctiform stripping therapy for lower extremity varicose veins.Methods Sixty-eight limbs in fifty patients with varicosed vein underwent EVLT plus punctiform stripping therapy in department of vascular surgery of the first affiliated hospital of Anhui medical university.Results All patients were followed for 2～27 months and all the patients had successful occlusions of varicosed veins with no recurrence were observed.Local skin paresthesia were found in 2 patients.No local recurrence and deep vein thrombosis were found.Conclusion EVLT plus punctiform stripping therapy is a simple and effective treatment for lower extremity varicosed veins with fewer complications and recurrences.