scholarly journals Randomized trial comparing endovenous laser ablation of the great saphenous vein with high ligation and stripping in patients with varicose veins: Short-term results

2007 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 308-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars H. Rasmussen ◽  
Lars Bjoern ◽  
Martin Lawaetz ◽  
Allan Blemings ◽  
Birgit Lawaetz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Randomized Trial ◽  
Saphenous Vein ◽  
Great Saphenous Vein ◽  
Varicose Veins ◽  
High Ligation ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Endovenous Laser Ablation

A description of the ‘smile sign’ and multi-pass technique for endovenous laser ablation of large diameter great saphenous veins

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 534-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma B Dabbs ◽  
Laurensius E Mainsiouw ◽  
Judith M Holdstock ◽  
Barrie A Price ◽  
Mark S Whiteley
Keyword(s):  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Saphenous Vein ◽  
Great Saphenous Vein ◽  
Large Diameter ◽  
Diameter Distribution ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Endovenous Laser Ablation ◽  
Saphenous Veins ◽  
Vein Diameter

Aims To report on great saphenous vein diameter distribution of patients undergoing endovenous laser ablation for lower limb varicose veins and the ablation technique for large diameter veins. Methods We collected retrospective data of 1929 (943 left leg and 986 right leg) clinically incompetent great saphenous vein diameters treated with endovenous laser ablation over five years and six months. The technical success of procedure, complications and occlusion rate at short-term follow-up are reported. Upon compression, larger diameter veins may constrict asymmetrically rather than concentrically around the laser fibre (the ‘smile sign’), requiring multiple passes of the laser into each dilated segment to achieve complete ablation. Results Of 1929 great saphenous veins, 334 (17.31%) had a diameter equal to or over 15 mm, which has been recommended as the upper limit for endovenous laser ablation by some clinicians. All were successfully treated and occluded upon short-term follow-up. Conclusion We suggest that incompetent great saphenous veins that need treatment can always be treated with endovenous laser ablation, and open surgery should never be recommended on vein diameter alone.

scholarly journals Treatment of recurrent varicose veins of the great saphenous vein by conventional surgery and endovenous laser ablation

2009 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 1106-1113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura van Groenendael ◽  
J. Adam van der Vliet ◽  
Lizel Flinkenflögel ◽  
Elisabeth A. Roovers ◽  
Steven M.M. van Sterkenburg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Saphenous Vein ◽  
Great Saphenous Vein ◽  
Varicose Veins ◽  
Conventional Surgery ◽  
Endovenous Laser Ablation ◽  
Recurrent Varicose Veins

Endovenous laser ablation of the great saphenous vein versus high ligation: long-term results

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 765-771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Mozafar ◽  
Khashayar Atqiaee ◽  
Hamidreza Haghighatkhah ◽  
Morteza Sanei Taheri ◽  
Ali Tabatabaey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Saphenous Vein ◽  
Great Saphenous Vein ◽  
Long Term Results ◽  
High Ligation ◽  
Endovenous Laser Ablation
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