The morphology of recurrent varicose veins

Darke, S. G.

doi:10.1016/s0950-821x(05)80626-7

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“…The reported rate of clinical recurrence ranges from 20 to 80% after a period between 5 and 20 years [15]. The average time between the first and the second surgical treatments is long ranging, from 6 to 20 years [16,17].…”

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Day Case Management of Varicose Veins

Barandiaran¹,

Hall²,

El-Barghouti³

et al. 2012

Vascular Surgery - Principles and Practice

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Day Case Management of Varicose Veins

Barandiaran¹,

Hall²,

El-Barghouti³

et al. 2012

Vascular Surgery - Principles and Practice

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“…Despite proper surgical treatment, veins that were "healthy" at the time of the initial surgery may degenerate over time. The progression of the disease is responsible for between 20% and 25% of the relapses described in the literature [15].…”

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Varicose Veins of Lower Extremities, Hemodynamics and Treatment Methods.

Chwała¹,

Szczeklik²,

Szczeklik³

et al. 2015

Adv Clin Exp Med

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Chronic venous insufficiency is one of the most common disorders of the vascular system, affecting approximately 50% of adults. If left untreated it can lead to a number of complications, including venous ulceration and venous thrombosis. This review paper outlines the epidemiology and ethiopathogenesis of the disease with regard to hemodynamics and microcirculation disturbances. It describes the medical treatment as well as the traditional surgical approach to varicose veins (with several modifications of this technique), and its limitations and contraindications. Furthermore, it discusses a number of new, minimally invasive treatment methods, namely thermal in form (radiofrequency ablation, endovenous laser ablation, steam ablation) and nonthermal (sclerotherapy, echosclerotherapy, Clarivein, Sapheon). For each method, there is a brief historical overview, a description of its mechanism of action, and its indications and limitations. The results of comparative studies on individual treatment methods as well as meta-analyses on this topic are briefly discussed. This paper highlights the progressive trend towards minimally invasive methods and attempts to predict the further development (Adv Clin Exp Med 2015, 24, 1, 5-14).

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“…It has been found that besides poor surgical technique, majority of these recurrences are attributable to neovascularization, after both primary and repeat surgery [7][8][9][10][11][12]. This postoperative neovascularization at the level of the groin can readily be detected with duplex scanning [11,13].…”

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Role of PTFE Patch Saphenoplasty in Reducing Neovascularization and Recurrence in Varicose Veins

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Varicose veins have a high recurrence rate following surgery. Besides poor surgical technique, majority of these recurrences are attributable to neovascularization after both primary and repeat surgery. Authors have studied the effectiveness of a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) patch interposition between the ligated vein stump and the overlying soft tissue at saphenofemoral junction in decreasing recurrence of varicose veins after initial surgery. Study was conducted on 50 patients of varicose veins with saphenofemoral junction incompetence. Patients were randomly divided into two groups, group A and group B alternately. In group A, standard surgical procedure was done followed by PTFE patch application. In group B, same surgical procedure was applied as in group A, with the exception of PTFE patch application. Patients in both groups were given similar postoperative care. A full venous duplex ultrasound assessment was performed in all the patients postoperatively. Neovascularization was observed in five patients (20 %) of group B, while it was not seen in any of the patients in group A at 1-year follow-up. This difference in neovascularization across the two groups was found to be statistically significant with a p value of 0.0251. Hence, authors concluded that patch saphenoplasty helps in reducing recurrence in varicose veins by decreasing neovascularization at saphenofemoral junction.

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The morphology of recurrent varicose veins

Cited by 123 publications

References 20 publications

Day Case Management of Varicose Veins

Day Case Management of Varicose Veins

Varicose Veins of Lower Extremities, Hemodynamics and Treatment Methods.

Role of PTFE Patch Saphenoplasty in Reducing Neovascularization and Recurrence in Varicose Veins

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