Catheter-directed foam sclerotherapy with tumescence of the great saphenous vein versus ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy: A randomized controlled trial

Phlebology. 2020 Mar;35(2):84-91. doi: 10.1177/0268355519850651. Epub 2019 May 22.

Authors

Jorgete B Dos Santos¹, Walter Campos Júnior¹, Rina Mp Porta¹, Juliana Puggina¹, Daniela Ft da Silva², Pedro Puech-Leão¹, Nelson de Luccia¹, Erasmo S da Silva¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Vascular and Endovascular Division, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
² Postgraduate Program in Biophotonics Applied to Health Sciences, Universidade Nove de Julho/UNINOVE, São Paulo, Brazil.

PMID: 31117882
DOI: 10.1177/0268355519850651

No abstract available

Keywords: Foam sclerotherapy; catheter-based interventions; endovenous technique; ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy; varicose veins.

Publication types

Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Saphenous Vein / diagnostic imaging*
Sclerotherapy*
Ultrasonography
Varicose Veins / diagnostic imaging*
Varicose Veins / therapy*