Rapid healing of chronic venous ulcers following ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy

Abstract

Venous ulcers in patients with serve venous insufficiency responded quickly to UGFS. Long-term follow-up will be important to determine the sustainability of these results.

Outcome of Ultrasonography-Guided Foam Sclerotherapy Versus Stab Avulsion Ambulatory Phlebectomy in the Treatment of Varicosis in Small Veins of the Leg: A Single Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial

“…Frullini and Cavezzi showed foam sclerotherapy is equally applicable in complicated and uncomplicated venous disease (19). Rapid healing of ulcers following foam sclerotherapy was reported in some clinical researches and it confirmed that this treatment could probably achieve the same outcomes that result from saphenous obliteration in leg ulcer patients (20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27).…”

Venous Leg Ulcerations: A Treatment Update

“…This study showed no evidence that foam sclerotherapy speeds ulcer healing [39]. In a second small study, 13 venous ulcers were treated with ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy; at 1-week follow-up, two ulcers were healed and significant improvement in ulcer dimension and size was demonstrated [40]. Further research is needed to determine the long-term efficacy of foam sclerotherapy in treating venous ulcers.…”

Results from RCTs in Sclerotherapy: European Guidelines for Sclerotherapy in Chronic Venous Disorders*

“…[38][39][40][41][42][43][44] Sclerotherapy of varices in the region of venous ulcers improves the healing rate. [45][46][47][48] (GRADE 1B). Recently catheter-directed foam sclerotherapy for chronic venous leg ulcers showed a good healing rate in a prospective case-control study.…”