OBJECTIVE To compare the clinical efficacy and safety of endovenous laser treatment (EVLT) with high ligation and stripping (HLS) as standard treatment for great saphenous vein (GSV) insufficiency. DESIGN Two-center randomized controlled trial with 2-year follow-up. SETTING Interventions were performed on ambulatory and hospitalized patients at 2 vein centers, a university dermatology depar...

Puggioni et al describe 77 patients undergoing the EVLT procedure with an occlusion rate of 94% and ultrasound findings of clot propagation in three limbs. Comparable analysis in the group treated with radiofrequency was not done in regards to early duplex evaluation postprocedure. This experience with saphenous vein ablation, although small, is considerably different from ours in that they rep...

We performed a crossover study to evaluate the haemodynamic effect of active dorsal to plantar flexion and seven pneumatic compression devices in ten patients who had a total knee arthroplasty. Using the Acuson 128XP/10 duplex ultrasound unit with a 5MHz linear array probe, we assessed the augmentation of peak venous velocity and venous volume above and below the junction of the greater sapheno...

Purpose This study aims to establish a clinically applicable classification of reflux patterns in patients with great saphenous vein insufficiency and evaluate the relationship between this classification, demographics, severity clinical findings. Methods is retrospective from prospectively collected data 503 who had complaint varicose vein. All complete physical examination their medical histo...

BACKGROUND Varicose veins are prominent dilated veins in the lower limb primarily due to disease in the junction between superficial and deep venous system. Operative treatment of such condition significantly improves quality of life and also demonstrably decreases the potential complications. We present with analysis of fifty one consecutive open surgeries for varicose vein at Dhulikhel Hospit...

To cite: Garg L, Mittal UK, Puri SK, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2015210051 DESCRIPTION A 35-year-old woman presented with pain, skin discolouration, and gradually increasing swelling and dilation of the veins of the left lower limb. On examination, there was dilation and tortuosity of the superficial veins of the left lower limb, limb h...

OBJECTIVES Primarily, to determine the association between the clinical severity of primary varicose veins and different reflux patterns in an anatomic and haemodynamic clinical study using duplex ultrasonography (DU). Secondly, to analyse the association of clinical severity with other aspects, such as risk factors for chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) and other concurrent diseases. METHOD ...