Outcome of Ultrasound-guided Sclerotherapy for Varicose Veins: Medium-term Results Assessed by Ultrasound Surveillance

Abstract

Ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy gives satisfactory results if it is accepted that treatment may need to be repeated to achieve secondary success. Results provide a basis for further research to explore factors that might affect outcome. Younger patients with larger diameter saphenous veins may warrant alternative forms of treatment, particularly for small saphenous reflux.

Ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy for varicose veins using two needle technique — A case series

“…Our outcome parameter are similar to those quoted in the literature [2][3][4][5][6] with negligible complication rates and high degree of initial success rates with 15 legs (89%) achieving complete closure with a single injection and all patients achieving closure with two injections.…”

“…Ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy is one such option it was introduced in 2001 by Tessari et al [1]. Foam sclerotherapy has been used with very low complication rates and with success rates up to 90% [2,3]. In this article we present our two needle technique of ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy along with our short term results.…”

Effectiveness of foam sclerotherapy for the treatment of varicose veins

“…These results are comparable to those achieved with surgical or other interventional endovascular procedures. 7,[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] Our study consisted of a representative number of patients with uncomplicated VVs (59%) and severe venous insufficiency (41%) referred to a vascular outpatient clinic. We have demonstrated that the rate of complete and partial obliteration does not differ between these patients.…”

Color Duplex Ultrasound-Guided Foam Sclerotherapy: An Approach in the Management of Patients with Superficial Varicosities of Lower Extremity

“…In Myers et al study [14] the only complication observed in this study was deep vein thrombosis which occurred in 3.2% of patients. This is somewhat higher than reported in other studies.…”