Endovenous Laser Ablation of Incompetent Perforator Veins: A New Technique in Treatment of Chronic Venous Disease

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Ozkan U.

CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY, vol.32, no.5, pp.1067-1070, 2009 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 32 Issue: 5
• Publication Date: 2009
• Doi Number: 10.1007/s00270-009-9646-z
• Journal Name: CARDIOVASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.1067-1070
• Çukurova University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of endovenous laser ablation of incompetent perforator veins in a patient with incompetency of the small saphenous vein and multiple perforator veins. Two different methods were used to ablate seven perforator veins with a laser giving 50-60 J/cm energy. Total occlusion was observed in six perforators, and partial ablation in one perforator, at 1-month follow-up. To our knowledge, endovenous laser ablation of incompetent perforator veins is easy and a good therapeutic method.