Endovenous Laser Ablation with 980-nm Diode Laser: Early and Midterm Results

Abstract

EVLA of the GSV insufficiency using 980-nm diode laser is an effective and safe technique with a high patient satisfaction rate. The advantages of the procedure are that it is performed as an outpatient procedure, provides early mobilization, causes minimal cessation of daily activities, and avoids classic surgical complications.

The feasibility of a fiber optic laser approach to relieving lymphedematous syndrome: a case report

“…Lymph drainage by manual massage and pressotherapy helps the drilled tunnels to become engorged with interstitial fluid and improves their patency, which counteracts occlusion by exceeding the outer-inner pressure ratio. The procedure described in this article is painless, if local anesthesia is used at the skin access site and the arm surface is regularly cooled 11. Obviously, multiple longitudinal channel drilling cannot be considered a radical management procedure for lymphedema.…”

A comparison of three tumescent delivery systems in endovenous laser ablation of the great saphenous vein

“…A needle with a 50-mL syringe or auto filling syringe with a spinal needle or pressure infusion bag, handcontrolled flush device-valve system with a needle or a peristaltic pump system is used for delivery of the tumescent solution by surgeons in EVLA procedures. [4][5][6] In this study we compare three different tumescent solution delivery systems which are a needle with a 50-mL syringe, a needle connected to a pressure infusion bag system and a needle connected to a peristaltic pump. Aim of the study was to find the superiority of the systems to each other.…”

The Success and Safety of Endovenous Ablation in Patients With Previous Superficial Venous Thrombosis

“…The EVA, including endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA), for the treatment of venous insufficiency has a known success rate of 77.5% to 100% 3,4 and 82% to 100%, 5,6 respectively, for EVLA and radiofrequency ablation (RFA), with a lower rate of complication and a faster return to normal activities than surgery. 7 For the purpose of our study, we used the endovenous heat-induced thrombosis (EHIT) classification of the Vein Institute of New Jersey.…”