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Catheter-directed foam sclerotherapy: a new technique for treating varicose veins

Abstract
Objectives This was an observational prospective study to assess the safety and efficacy of catheter-directed foam sclerotherapy (CDFS) in the treatment of axial reflux and incompetence of saphenous veins with short-term to mid-term follow-up. Patients and methods A total of 20 patients [11 (55%) male and nine (45%) females] with either reflux of the long saphenous vein and/or short saphenous vei...
Keywords
Medicine
Polidocanol
Reflux
Surgery
Varicose veins
Sclerotherapy
Catheter
Visual analogue scale
Vein
Duplex scanning
Prospective cohort study
Thrombophlebitis
Thrombosis
Radiology
Stenosis
Internal medicine
Disease
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Good health and well-being



Catheter-directed foam sclerotherapy: a new technique for treating varicose veins

Catheter-directed foam sclerotherapy: a new technique for treating varicose veins

Abstract
Objectives This was an observational prospective study to assess the safety and efficacy of catheter-directed foam sclerotherapy (CDFS) in the treatment of axial reflux and incompetence of saphenous veins with short-term to mid-term follow-up. Patients and methods A total of 20 patients [11 (55%) male and nine (45%) females] with either reflux of the long saphenous vein and/or short saphenous vei...
Keywords
Medicine
Polidocanol
Reflux
Surgery
Varicose veins
Sclerotherapy
Catheter
Visual analogue scale
Vein
Duplex scanning
Prospective cohort study
Thrombophlebitis
Thrombosis
Radiology
Stenosis
Internal medicine
Disease
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
Good health and well-being