Experience in Sealing of Truncal Varicose Veins - Treatment of 2202 Truncal Veins in 1180 Cases a 79 Months Follow - Up Study

Abstract

The paper is about our own experiences in sealing truncal varicose veins over exactly 79 months. Since 20 years by now, varicosis has been increasingly treated endovenously. At the start, the rather inconvenient VNUS®Closure plus-procedure and the more convenient linear laser procedure were used, and these were followed in 2006 / 2007 by the bipolar RFITT® catheter, the VNUS® Closure Fast system, and different techniques of radial laser. Thus, in the course of the last few years, plenty of experience has been gathered with endoluminal therapy, quality criteria have been defined and standards for the different techniques have been developed. All vascular and phlebology societies have declared guidelines for this very in relation very minimal invasive techniques of therapy The present research paper sheds light on the advantages and presents the 79-month results of a single-center praxis study with a prospective design. We will report about our experiences and results of a prospective comparative study of VenaSeal®-Closure in the treatment of 2202 saphenous veins (1515 GSV, 570 SSV, VSAL in 67 cases, VSAM in 43 cases, Giacomini`s vein in 2 and femoropopliteal vein in 5 cases). Treatment included also lower leg ulcers in 13 cases.