Progress in Endovenous Pulsed Laser Ablation

Liquid-Phase Pulsed Laser Ablation

Endovenous laser ablation for the treatment of varicose veins.

Lower extremity venous insufficiency secondary to saphenous vein insufficiency is a common medical condition that decreases a patient's quality of life. Traditionally treated with high ligation and stripping, minimally invasive procedures using endovenous thermal ablation techniques, such as endovenous laser ablation, have evolved. The use of detailed imaging and advances in the understanding o...

Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) to treat recurrent varicose veins.

OBJECTIVES This cohort study assesses the effectiveness and safety of endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) in the management of recurrent varicose veins (RVVS). METHOD 104 limbs (95 patients) undergoing EVLA for RVVS were grouped according to pattern of reflux. For patients with recurrent SFJ/great saphenous vein (GSV) (Group GR) and SPJ/small saphenous vein (SSV) (Group SR) varicosities ablation...

The effect of endovenous laser ablation on restless legs syndrome.

OBJECTIVES Venous disease was proposed as a cause of restless legs syndrome (RLS) by Dr Karl A Ekbom in 1944, but has since remained largely unexplored. This study examines the effect of endovenous laser ablation (ELA) in patients with concurrent RLS and duplex-proven superficial venous insufficiency (SVI). METHODS Thirty-five patients with moderate to very severe RLS (as defined by the 2003 ...

Endovenous laser ablation: the role of intraluminal blood.

OBJECTIVE In this histological study, the role of the intraluminal blood during endovenous laser ablation was assessed. METHODS In 12 goats, 24 lateral saphenous veins were treated with a 1500-nm diode laser. Four goats were treated in an anti-Trendelenburg position (group 1). The next four goats were treated in a Trendelenburg position (group 2) and the remaining four goats in the Trendelenb...