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A New Guidewire Device for Leg Varicose Veins Treatment: Intravascular Placemanet of Sclero-solution-soaked Suture
Keiichiro Katsumoto
Asagaya Cardiovascular Center, Tokyo, Japan
The author developed a unique surgical sclerotherapy procedure. This treats leg varicose veins by placing a sclero-solution-soaked suture into the saphenous vein using a special guidewire. A small ring on the guidewire retrieves a sclero-solution-soaked, seamless polyester Lily-yarn suture during operation. The procedure involved soaking a suture in a 1% polidocanol and placing this suture in the great saphenous vein with the aid of the ring on the guidewire under local anesthesia. Suture division of the saphenous vein at the sapheno-femoral junction was always performed, followed by concomitant stab phlebectomy as necessary. Duration of intra-vascular placement of the sclero-solution-soaked suture was 17-18 hours to induce chemical thrombophlebitis and also to arise foreign body reaction inside the vein. Sixty-five patients with 50 unilateral and 15 bilateral great saphenous varicose veins and concomitant 4 lessor saphenous veins underwent this new type of sclerotherapy. Leg ulcers on the two patients healed completely. The mean follow-up time of the 65 patients was 3.7 years, and complications (infections, skin necrosis, superficial nerve palsy, deep vein thrombosis, etc.) with this procedure have yet to be encountered to date. My experience with this method suggests that this procedure is clinically successful and would be considered a new type of sclerotherapy.
J Jpn Coll Angiol, 2006, 46: 855-862
Key words: leg varicose vein, sclerotherapy, guidewire, sclero-solution soaked suture
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Multicenter Study of Surgical Treatment for Primary Varicose Veins with Greater Saphenous Vein Insufficiency

Toshiya Nishibe,1,2,3 Keiko Miyazaki,2 Fabio Kudo,2 Keishu Yasuda,2 Yuka Kondo,1 and Masayasu Nishibe3
1 Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Fujita Health University, Aichi, Japan
2 Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan
3 Department of Surgery, Eniwa Midorino Clinic, Hokkaido, Japan
To determine long-term effects of different types of surgical treatment for primary varicose veins with greater saphenous vein insufficiency, a retrospective multicenter study was performed by Hokkaido University Vascular Disease Research Group. To investigate the long-term results of stripping, high ligation, and sclerotherapy, one group of 296 patients (376 lower limbs) underwent stripping operation (n=244), high ligation (n=94), and sclerotherapy ( n=38 ). To compare stripping combined with varicectomy and that with sclerotherapy, another group of 186 patients (220 lower limbs) underwent stripping operation with varicectomy (n=122) and with sclerotherapy ( n=98 ). At a mean follow-up of 3.1 years, recurrence was evaluated by clinical examination and patient assessment. At 1 year and 4 years, a recurrence-free rate was significantly better in the limbs stripping than in the limbs with high ligation and sclerotherapy (p=0.0001). There was no significant difference in the recurrence-free rate between stripping with varicectomy and that with sclerotherapy (p=0.5340). In conclusion, these results suggest that stripping with sclerotherapy is an effective therapeutic option to treat primary varicose veins with greater saphenous vein insufficiency.
J Jpn Coll Angiol, 2006, 46: 55-60
Key words: varicose veins, stripping, sclerotherapy

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Пpименение флебосклеpозиpующей теpапии в неоpдинаpных хиpуpгических ситуациях


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Кафедpа хиpуpгии № 3 лечебного факультета ММА им. И. М. Сеченова


Флебосклеpозиpование боковых пpитоков пpи кpовотечении из тpавмиpованных ваpикозных узлов у 4 больных ваpикозной болезнью и у 3 больных телеангиэктазиями позволило немедленно остановить кpовотечение, используя склеpозиpующие пpепаpаты в pазличных концентpациях (этоксисклеpол, фибpовейн). Пpиводятся данные о наблюдении успешного амбулатоpного склеpозиpования участка ствола большой подкожной вены и пpитоков на голени, котоpые являлись пpичиной pецидивиpующего кpовотечения из длительно не заживающей pаны, а также уникальное наблюдение остановки кpовотечения из кожно-клетчаточного дефекта на голени у пациентки с болезнью Виллебpанда.

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Путеводитель по склеротерапии.
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How To Treat Varicose And Spider Veins?

The old saying “there are many ways to skin a cat” applies to the various methods of therapy available for your venous problems.

One conservative treatment is the wearing of support stockings (to be put on before getting out of bed in the morning and worn all day). While support hose will NOT make the veins go away or prevent them from worsening, they may provide symptomatic relief. We believe treating the veins directly is far preferable to committing to a lifetime of wearing unattractive and cumbersome stockings.

Injection of medication into veins is known as SCLEROTHERAPY. It has been a successful method of treatment for more than a century. At our offices, all veins are treated by sclerotherapy, with excellent results. The treatment causes the vein walls to gradually seal shut and disappear. It is equally
effective for all veins, from the largest varicosities to the smallest spider veins.

SCLEROTHERAPY IS, WITHOUT QUESTION, THE SAFEST, SIMPLEST, AND MOST EFFECTIVE METHOD OF TREATING UNWANTED VEINS. It is minimally invasive and virtually painless. When sclerotherapy is done on an outpatient basis, anesthesia is not necessary, and you may resume normal activity immediately.
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Abstract Volume 29 Issue 11 (1999) pp 1154-1157


Sclerotherapy with a Ligation of Incompetent Veins for a Stasis Ulcer Due to Varix Cruris: Minimal Invasive Therapy for Varix Cruris
Yoshi Takeda, Tomoyuki Agui, Keitaro Tanaka, Masaaki Okuzawa, Nobuhiko Tanigawa
Department of General and Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka Medical College, 2-7 Daigakucho, Takatsuki, Osaka 569-8686, Japan
(Received for publication on July 31, 1998; accepted on May 27, 1999)
Abstract: A retrospective analysis was performed on 11 patients (mean age 50 years), consisting of 8 men and 3 women, with a stasis ulcer due to varix cruris who underwent sclerotherapy with a ligation of incompetent veins on an outpatient basis. The follow-up ranged from 26 to 76 months (mean 53 months). The ulcers healed in 14 to 128 days (mean 41 days) after this procedure except in 1 patient. Three patients healed within 1 month and 7 others within 2 months. Only 1 patient needed over 2 months to heal. A recurrence of the ulcer was observed in 1 case 59 days after healing, and incompetent perforating veins were newly identified. This patient required an additional endoscopic subfascial division of the perforating veins and is now in the process of healing. No deterioration of the ulcer was observed. Thrombophlebitis and faintness were observed in 1 patient each. Neither pulmonary embolism nor deep venous thrombosis was observed. In conclusion, sclerotherapy with a ligation of any incompetent veins was found to be a safe and effective treatment for a stasis ulcer due to varix cruris; however, long-term observation will be required to confirm the effectiveness of this procedure. To successfully use combination therapy with less or minimally invasive procedures, a precise diagnosis of vein incompetency is crucial.
Key Words: varix cruris • stasis ulcer • sclerotherapy
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Severe Chronic Venous Insufficiency Treated by Foamed Sclerosant

Luigi Pascarella, MDab, John J. Bergan, MDabb, Lisa V. Mekenas, RVTac

Our objective was to chronicle our experience in using sclerosant foam to treat severe chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). Forty-four patients with 60 limbs severely affected by severe CVI were entered into the study. They had lipodermatosclerosis, CEAP 4 (seven limbs); atrophie blanche or scars of healed venous ulcerations, CEAP 5 (18 limbs); and frank, open venous ulcers, CEAP 6 (35 limbs). Patients and limbs were collected into three groups. In group I, all limbs were treated with compression without intervention. Group II consisted of crossover patients who failed compression treatment. Group III consisted of patients treated promptly with sclerosant foam therapy without a waiting period of compression. A standing Doppler duplex reflux examination was done in all cases. Compression was by Unna boot or long stretch elastic bandaging. Foam was generated from Polidocanol 1%, 2%, or 3% by the two-syringe technique and administered under ultrasound guidance. Posttreatment compression was used for 14 days. In addition to clinical and ultrasound evaluation at 2, 7, 14, and 30 days, venous severity scoring was noted at entry and discharge. In group I, 12 patients were discharged from care within 6 weeks of initiating compression. All eight of the class 6 limbs had healed. Group II consisted of four CEAP class 5 limbs and eight class 6 limbs that had failed to heal with compression. Five of eight venous ulcers healed within 2 weeks, two more healed by 4 weeks, and one required 6 weeks to heal. In group III, 7 of 11 venous ulcers healed within 2 weeks and four more within 4 weeks. Venous severity scores reflected the success of treatment, with the greatest change occurring in group III and the least in group I. Limbs treated with foam had a statistically better outcome than those without (p = 0.041). One patient failed foam sclero-therapy, another had pulmonary emboli 4 months after foam treatment, and a single medial gastrocnemius thrombus was discovered 24 hr after treatment. Treatment of severe CVI with compression and foam sclerotherapy causes more rapid resolution of the venous insufficiency complications and does so without an increase in morbidity.
Annals of Vascular Surgery,
Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages 83-91 (January 2006)



a Vein Institute of La Jolla, La Jolla, CA, USA

b Department of Bioengineering, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA

c Department of Surgery, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Катетерная баллонная склерооблитерация новый метод склерохирургического лечения
варикозной болезни вен нижних конечностей

Г. Р. Аскерханов, М. А. Казакмурзаев, С. Г. Адильханов, Р. М. Рохоева

Дагестанская государственная медицинская академия, клиника факультетской хирургии,
Медицинский центр им. Р. П. Аскерханова,
Махачкала, Россия

Предложен новый малоинвазивный метод катетерной склерооблитерации стволов большой и малой подкожных вен с помощью баллонного многоканального катетера (КБСТ). В статье приведена сравнительная оценка эффективности комбинированной флебэктомии (первая контрольная группа, n = 80), традиционной интраоперационной стволовой катетерной склеротерапии (вторая контрольная группа, n = 22) и предложенной методики (третья, исследуемая группа, n = 50) у больных, находившихся на стационарном и амбулаторном лечении в сосудистом отделении РКБ и в Медицинском центре им. Р.П. Аскерханова г. Махачкалы за период с сентября 2001 г. по январь 2004 г. Принцип нового метода заключается в катетерной склерооблитерации просвета ствола подкожной вены и приустьевых притоков без кроссэктомии, путем временной окклюзии сафенофеморального или сафенопоплитеального соустьев баллоном катетера.

Применение предложенной методики позволило активизировать больных непосредственно после операции, избежать осложнений, характерных для кроссэктомии и флебэкстракции по Бэбкокку. В первой группе хороший ближайший результат получен у 9 пациентов (11,2%) на 9 оперированных ногах (7,6%), удовлетворительный - у 66 пациентов (82,5%) на 104 оперированных ногах (88,2%), неудовлетворительный результат зарегистрирован у 5 (6,3%) пациентов. Во второй группе хороший результат с полной облитерацией просвета ствола подкожной вены на протяжении отмечен на 7 - 10-е сутки после операции у 16 (72,7%) пациентов на 23 (79,3%) нижних конечностях, удовлетворительный - у 5 человек (22,7%) на 5 (17,2%) нижних конечностях, неудовлетворительный - у одного (4,6%) пациента. В третьей группе у 42 пациентов (84,0%) на 58 (86,6%) нижних конечностях получен хороший результат, у 8 человек (16,0%) на 9 (13,4%) нижних конечностях достигнут удовлетворительный результат.

КБСТ, судя по ближайшим и отдаленным результатам, позволяет добиться хорошего косметического эффекта, на фоне высокой радикальности и малой травматичности лечения, что позволяет рекомендовать метод к применению в широкой амбулаторной практике.

КЛЮЧЕВЫЕ СЛОВА: варикозная болезнь вен нижних конечностей, катетерная склерооблитерация, комбинированная флебэктомия, дуплексное сканирование.

Ангиология и сосудистая хирургия
2005 • ТОМ 11 • №1
Стр. 85

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Склерохирургическое лечение острого тромбофлебита поверхностных вен
Б. С. Суковатых, Л. Н. Беликов, А. В. Середицкий, М. Б. Суковатых, О. А. Родионов, А. Н. Щербаков, В. И. Зайцев

Кафедра общей хирургии Курского Государственного медицинского университета,
Курск, Россия

Проведен анализ комплексного обследования и последующего лечения 144 больных острым тромбофлебитом поверхностных вен. По подходам и выбору технологии лечения больные были разделены на три группы. Первую группу составили 72 больных с двухэтапным лечением. На первом этапе при помощи склерохирургических технологий предупреждалось распространение тромботического процесса, на втором - через 4 - 6 недель проводили радикальное лечение. Во вторую группу был включен 41 пациент, лечение которых проводилось в один этап. На высоте воспалительного процесса выполнялась стандартная венэктомия. В третью группу был включен 31 больной, которым выполнялась операция кроссэктомии и проводилось длительное консервативное лечение. Осложнения в ближайшем послеоперационном периоде зарегистрированы у 2,8% больных первой, у 17,1% второй и 3,2% третьей группы, а в отдаленном послеоперационном периоде соответственно у 1,4%, 14,6% и 6,4% больных. Качество жизни больных восстановлено в первой группе у 98,6%, во второй группе - у 85,4%, в третьей - у 12,9% больных.

КЛЮЧЕВЫЕ СЛОВА: варикотромбофлебит, склерохирургия, радикальная венэктомия, кроссэктомия.

Ангиология и сосудистая хирургия
2006 • ТОМ 12 • №1
Стр. 81

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Outcome of Ultrasound-guided Sclerotherapy for Varicose Veins: Medium-term Results Assessed by Ultrasound Surveillance

K.A. Myers1, , , D. Jolley2, A. Clough1 and J. Kirwan1

1Melbourne Vascular Ultrasound, Epworth Hospital, and
2Monash Institute of Health Services Research, Melbourne, Australia

Accepted 10 September 2006. Available online 24 October 2006.


Objective

To estimate medium-term success after a technique for ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy for superficial chronic venous disease.
Design

A prospective study in a single unit with ultrasound surveillance after treatment.
Materials

Results after 1189 treatment sessions for 807 venous saphenous veins and related tributaries or non-saphenous tributaries in 489 patients.
Methods

Univariate life table analysis determined primary and secondary success rates. Multivariate Cox regression analysis detected covariates that affected outcome.
Results

Primary and secondary success rates at 36 months for all veins were 52.4% (95%CI 46–58%) and 76.8% (95%CI 71–82%). Cox regression analysis for primary success for all veins showed significantly worse results for saphenous veins compared to tributaries (HR 3.72 – 95%CI 1.9 to 7.3). Cox regression for all saphenous veins showed independently worse results for patients less than 40 years age (HR 2.16 – 95%CI 1.27–3.66), small compared to great saphenous veins (HR 1.58 – 95%CI 1.11–2.24), veins greater than 6mm diameter compared to smaller veins (HR 2.22 – 95%CI 1.40–3.50), liquid compared to foam sclerotherapy (HR 2.20 – 95%CI 1.28–3.78), lower volumes of sclerosant compared to volumes greater than 12 ml (HR 0.51 – 95%CI 0.33–0.81) and highly diluted compared to concentrated sclerosant (HR 2.05 – 95%CI 1.21–3.46) with worse results using highly diluted or undiluted 3% sclerosant compared to a 1.5% concentration. There were no significant differences for primary success for saphenous veins for date of procedure, sex, side, primary or recurrent varicose veins, or commercial type of sclerosant.
Conclusions

Ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy gives satisfactory results if it is accepted that treatment may need to be repeated to achieve secondary success. Results provide a basis for further research to explore factors that might affect outcome. Younger patients with larger diameter saphenous veins may warrant alternative forms of treatment, particularly for small saphenous reflux.

Keywords: Sclerotherapy; Ultrasound; Veins; Varicose; Saphenous


Article Outline
Introduction
Materials and Methods
Patients and veins treated
Pre-operative ultrasound assessment
Techniques for treatment
Post-operative ultrasound surveillance
Statistical analysis
Results
Primary and secondary success rates
Covariates affecting primary success rates
All veins
All saphenous veins
Postoperative complications
Discussion
References



Introduction

Many phlebologists now favour ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy to treat varicose veins but there are few published reports of the outcome. Earlier studies have presented results for liquid and foam sclerotherapy.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 Various techniques are advocated but there is little objective evidence that any one has an advantage over others in clinical practice. This paper presents a prospective observational study of a technique for ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy in a single unit with surveillance by serial ultrasound scans. Results were assessed by life table analysis to allow assessment of medium-term success rates and Cox regression analysis for the influence of covariates that might influence outcome. The aim was to determine whether results suggested ways to improve outcome and indicate directions for future research to evaluate best patient selection and treatment methods.
Materials and Methods
Patients and veins treated

This was a prospective study to determine outcome assessed by ultrasound surveillance. Only patients who presented for their first endovenous treatment by ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy were analysed. Patients treated with follow-up ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy after endovenous laser therapy were not included. The treatment period was from early 1999 to mid 2005. There were 1189 treatment sessions for 807 saphenous veins and related tributaries as well as non-saphenous varices in 677 lower limbs of 489 patients. Of the 1189 treatment sessions, success was achieved with one sclerotherapy session in 767 (65%), two sessions in 153 (26%) and three or more sessions in 34 (9%), an average of 1.49 sessions per venous system treated. Of the 807 saphenous veins and related tributaries as well as non-saphenous varices initially successfully treated, subsequent failure due to development of reflux in the treated veins as shown by ultrasound resulted in the patient returning for a second series of treatments for 113 (14%) and for a third series in 15 and fourth for 5 (2%). The authors decided not to record clinical success or failure or other indicators of outcome such as quality of life or cost-benefit analysis.

The patients' ages ranged from 19 to 92 (median 53) years with 401 women (82%) and 88 men. The clinical CEAP category was determined for each limb.8 For limbs with saphenous reflux, the clinical CEAP category was C2-3 in 569 (90%) and C4-6 in 62 limbs (C4-39, C5-21, C6-2). Primary varicose veins were present in 516 limbs (82%) and recurrent varicose veins after previous saphenous vein surgery in 115 limbs.

Reflux was present in the great saphenous vein or tributaries in 454 limbs (56%) including 5 where reflux was present in the anterior accessory saphenous vein rather than the great saphenous vein. The small saphenous territory vas involved in 177 limbs (22%) including 8 with involvement of the thigh extension or vein of Giacomini, and tributaries alone without reflux in either saphenous system in 176 limbs (22%). There were 60 limbs where both the great and small saphenous veins were treated.
Pre-operative ultrasound assessment

All patients were studied before the procedure by qualified vascular sonographers in the unit as previously described.9 Scans were performed with the patient standing and the limb relaxed. Reflux was defined as retrograde flow lasting for greater than 0.5 seconds in the affected vein. Reflux at the saphenofemoral junction was elicited with the Valsalva manoeuvre and at the saphenopopliteal junction by a calf compression-release manoeuvre. The scan assessed all deep, superficial and perforating veins. The diameter of incompetent saphenous trunks was measured.
Techniques for treatment

The sclerosant drugs used and their preparation varied from patient to patient according to the size and extent of the varicose veins and the attitude of the treating surgeon (KM). This provides an opportunity to compare success rates for different treatment techniques. The drug used was either sodium tetradecyl sulphate or polidocanol and these were not used in combination in any patient. No more than 4 ml of 3% sodium tetradecyl sulphate or 2 mg/kg of 3% polidocanol was used at any one treatment session as recommended by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA). In the first year, liquid sclerosant at a 3% concentration was used for 98 treatment sessions. From early 2000, foamed sclerosant was used for all procedures. Sclerosant foam was prepared from 0.6–3% sclerosant liquid, using saline dilution, to provide greater volumes of foam for more extensive varicose disease. Foam was made by a modification of the Tessari method10 with two parts of sclerosant combined with three parts of air mixed between two syringes connected by a two-way tap with a 5 micron filter in the system. Initially, no limit was placed on the maximum volume of foam given at one session although it is now restricted to no more than 20 ml of foam. The volume injected per session ranged from 3–40 ml foam (median 5 ml).

Injections were given as far distally and away from connections between superficial to deep veins as was possible while patients lay supine. The aim was to find a “strategic vein” that appeared from the preoperative scan to provide the best avenue for foam to fill the full length of the venous system to be treated. If scanning showed that sclerosant had not filled the veins then it was gently massaged along their length until it appeared at the appropriate saphenous junction. Usually, only one injection was required to fill the vein. Further injections at the proximal limit were performed if necessary. The sonographer followed the passage of foam and applied pressure to saphenous junctions or large perforators with the probe as foam approached.

The vein was usually viewed in the longitudinal axis and injection made with a 5 ml or 10 ml syringe and 1.5-inch-long 25-gauge needle. Injections were given into a prominent tributary where this was technically easier in 223 procedures (24%). Tributaries were injected either with or without ultrasound guidance. Foam was often seen to pass from one saphenous system to the other through communicating veins.

Following completion of injections, compression was applied with a two layer bandage if there were prominent superficial tributaries, or a class II thigh-length stocking if superficial veins were not prominent. Each patient was then immediately mobilised and asked to walk for about 15 minutes. Initial compression was maintained for three days and then changed to a compression stocking in all patients, worn just through the day and removed at night and for the morning shower. Compression was maintained for two to three weeks depending on the degree of reaction in the superficial veins. Ambulation was encouraged during the first 2 weeks.
Post-operative ultrasound surveillance

All patients were assessed by an ultrasound scan at 3–5 days after every treatment session to assess the effect of treatment, to detect residual patent veins requiring further treatment, and to detect deep vein thrombosis. Ultrasound scans and clinical review were then repeated at 6 weeks, 6-monthly for two years and then annually to determine whether treated veins were absent, occluded, patent or refluxing. Reflux in non-treated veins was also recorded.
Statistical analysis

Data were entered prospectively into an Excel spreadsheet and statistical analysis was performed with Stata software. Primary success was defined as persistent occlusion or absence of reflux in the treated venous segment. Secondary success was defined as persistent occlusion or absence of reflux in the treated venous segment after further ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy for primary failure. The time for commencement of surveillance was the date at which the last treatment session was performed that achieved occlusion of the treated venous system. The time to failure was the interval at which reflux was noted on the follow-up scan at the next scheduled appointment. If the patient had missed a scheduled appointment then the time to failure was dated back to that missed appointment.

Univariate life table analysis using Kaplan-Meier curves was performed for primary and secondary success for all veins and for tributaries without saphenous reflux, great saphenous reflux with or without tributaries, and small saphenous reflux with or without involvement of the thigh extension or tributaries. Multivariate Cox regression analysis was used to estimate hazard ratios for covariates that might affect outcome for all veins and for all saphenous veins. The covariates studied were age and sex, right or left side, date of procedure, primary or recurrent varicose veins, vein treated, representative diameter of the vein, technique of injection into tributaries or the saphenous trunk, use of foam or liquid, sodium tetradecyl sulphate or polidocanol, concentration of sclerosant, and volume of liquid or foam infused. Specific covariates for great saphenous veins were the extent of involved vein above and below knee and the source of reflux from the deep system through the saphenofemoral junction or other sites such as low abdominal or pelvic veins or perforators. For covariates with continuous rather than categorical data, an arbitrary point was taken to separate approximately equal subgroups.

To avoid linearity assumptions, we categorized continuous covariates. We selected categories based on quartiles of the variable's distribution, independent of its association with the outcome variable. We used a likelihood-ratio χ2 test to assess the contribution of each predictor variable in a final model. The unit of analysis for Cox proportional hazard regression was the vein. We used the Huber/White sandwich estimator of variance to accommodate clustering of veins within the same patient. Each vein inherited the higher-level characteristics of its ‘parent’ limb and patient within the regression model.
Results
Primary and secondary success rates

Primary and secondary success rates at three years for all veins were 52.4% (95%CI 46 to 58%) and 76.8% (95%CI 71 to 82%) respectively (Fig. 1).


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Fig. 1. Kaplan-Meier curves showing primary and secondary success rates with 95% confidence intervals for all veins treated by ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy.


Covariates affecting primary success rates
All veins

Cox regression analysis for all veins treated showed significantly worse primary success rates for saphenous veins compared to tributaries alone (HR 3.72 – 95%CI 1.9 to 7.3). Primary success rates at three years from life table analysis were 83.4% (95%CI 69 to 91%) for tributaries, 53.1% (95%CI 45 to 60%) for great saphenous veins, and 36.1% (95%CI 25 to 48%) for small saphenous veins (Fig. 2).


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Fig. 2. Kaplan-Meier curves showing primary success rates for tributaries alone, great saphenous systems and small saphenous systems after treatment by ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy.


All saphenous veins

Cox regression analysis for all saphenous veins and related tributaries showed worse primary success rates for patients less than 40 years age (HR 2.16 – 95%CI 1.27–3.66 compared to patients 50–59 years). In relation to veins, there were worse results for small compared to great saphenous veins (HR 1.58 – 95%CI 1.11–2.24) and veins >6 mm diameter (HR 2.22 – 95%CI 1.40–3.50 compared to veins <5 mm diameter). For the technique of injection, there were worse results for liquid compared to foam sclerotherapy (HR 2.20 – 95%CI 1.28–3.78), smaller volumes of sclerosant compared to volumes >12 ml (HR 0.51 – 95%CI 0.33–0.81 and highly diluted compared to more concentrated sclerosant (HR 2.05 – 95%CI 1.21–3.46), (Table 1). In addition, hazard ratios suggest better results for patients older than 70 years compared to patients aged 50–59 years (HR 0.63 – 95%CI 0.35–1.14), and CEAP category C4-6 compared to C2-3 (HR 1.57 – 95%CI 0.91–2.73). Other covariates studied showed little influence on outcome.

Table 1.

Cox regression analysis of covariates studied for outcome of ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy for saphenous veins Variable Level N Hazard Ratio 95% Conf. Interval P-value
Age <40yr 93 2.16 1.27 3.66 0.004
40–49yr 121 1.11 0.69 1.78 0.661
50–59yr* 208 1
60–69yr 118 1.22 0.79 1.89 0.362
70+yr 87 0.63 0.35 1.14 0.127


Sex Male 112 1.31 0.88 1.94 0.181
Female* 515 1


Side Right 313 1.19 0.89 1.57 0.239
Left* 314 1


Vein GSV* 453 1
SSV 174 1.58 1.11 2.24 0.011


CEAP C2/3* 565 1
C4/6 62 1.57 0.91 2.73 0.106


Preparation Foam* 557 1
Liquid 70 2.20 1.28 3.78 0.005


Dilution 0.6% 213 2.05 1.21 3.46 0.007
0.8–1.2% 122 1.38 0.78 2.45 0.268
>1.2%* 292 1


Volume <6 ml* 320 1
6–12 ml 158 1.04 0.71 1.52 0.848
>12 ml 149 0.51 0.33 0.81 0.004


Diameter <5 mm* 211 1
5 mm 152 1.27 0.79 2.03 0.325
6 mm 152 2.07 1.35 3.18 0.001
>6 mm 112 2.22 1.4 3.5 0.001

* Baseline category.



Subsequent arbitrary subdivision of success rates for each of the sclerosant concentrations used showed best results for a 1.5% solution compared to either stronger or weaker concentrations (Fig. 3).


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Fig. 3. A graph showing the rate of primary failure, per person-year, by concentration of sclerosant. The vertical bars are 95% confidence intervals.


Postoperative complications

Deep vein thrombosis was detected by the routine early postoperative scan after 16 procedures. There were 9 occlusive posterior tibial vein thromboses and 7 partially occlusive femoropopliteal thromboses which represented 1.8% and 1.4% of the 489 patients respectively. All were asymptomatic and resolved with a short period of treatment with subcutaneous low molecular weight heparin therapy. Follow-up scans showed persisting reflux after recanalisation in the posterior tibial segment in 5 limbs. All deep vein thromboses followed use of foam and the volume infused ranged from 5–35 ml (median 14 ml). No clinical episodes of pulmonary embolism or other cardiovascular complications were observed. Three patients with a prior history of migraine headaches developed visual aura during mobilisation after injection, all typical of previous symptoms, and all settled within 20 minutes without headache or residual neurological deficit. No other neurological symptoms were observed. No other complications occurred.
Discussion

Ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy has gained great popularity but there has been little objective clinical appraisal of its results compared to other forms of treatment, or factors that might influence outcome to help select the most suitable patients.

Ultrasound surveillance provides the most stringent test for success after any treatment for varicose veins. It is also important to determine factors such as clinical recurrence rates, patient satisfaction, quality of life and cost-effectiveness but these were not assessed in this study. Ultrasound surveillance has been used by van Rij and colleagues to determine outcome after surgery, with success at three years in 79% of limbs after great saphenous surgery and 49% of limbs after small saphenous surgery.11 It has also been used to determine success after radiofrequency closure for great saphenous reflux12 and after endovenous laser therapy for great and small saphenous reflux.13 and 14 However, there are few studies after ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy. Kanter and Thibault reported cumulative success of 76% at two years from an early experience with liquid sclerosant3 while Belcaro and colleagues showed 56% success at 10 years with foam sclerotherapy.4

In our study, most veins were obliterated with one treatment session, in agreement with the experience of Cabrera and colleagues.5 and 6 Primary success rates at three years for saphenous veins determined by ultrasound are little better than 50% so that patients should be warned that repeat treatment may be required at some time in the future. The improved secondary success rates might have been higher if all patients had agreed to repeat treatment.

We could find no compelling clinical evidence to favour any technique for preparation of the sclerosant or its administration. Accordingly, we chose to use various techniques in an attempt to select the best methods. In Australia, the regulatory authority (the Therapeutic Goods Administration) recommend that no more than 4 ml of a 3% solution of sodium tetradecyl sulphate and 2 mg/kg of polidocanol should be used at any one treatment session and this recommendation was followed. The most commonly used technique in Australia is to administer a 3% solution of either sclerosant but we elected to dilute this to increase the volume of foam in many patients. It was considered that inclusion of a 5 micron filter in the system increased foam stability.

When saphenous veins were considered in this study, no significant independent influence on outcome was demonstrated for date of procedure, sex, side, primary or recurrent varicose veins, or commercial type of sclerosant. Treatment was more likely to be effective for older patients, great saphenous compared to small saphenous veins, foamed sclerosant rather than liquid independent of experience, 1.5% sclerosant rather than more diluted or undiluted 3% sclerosant, larger volumes of sclerosant, and smaller compared to larger diameter veins. There were other covariates where hazard ratios suggested better outcome such as clinical C2 rather than C4-6. Others have reported better outcome for small compared to large diameter veins9 and 10 although satisfactory results for large veins have also been reported.5 and 15 Other findings are not necessarily intuitive so that their main value is to point to fields for further research. For example, it is not clear why outcome should be influenced by age or concentration of sclerosant, while we find it difficult to explain the marked difference in results between the great and small saphenous veins.

The use of foam compared to liquid is strongly supported in the contemporary literature.5, 16 and 17 Concerns have been expressed regarding the maximum volume of foam that should be used at one session and a European consensus group and a German national group have established guidelines18 and 19 but these have not yet been subjected to scientific analysis. No conclusive evidence is available that larger volumes are associated with any increased risk to the patient other than the possible slightly increased likelihood of deep vein thrombosis observed in the present study.

The only complication observed in this study was deep vein thrombosis which occurred in 3.2% of patients. This is somewhat higher than reported in other studies20 but this may reflect an aggressive policy to scan the deep veins within a few days after treatment for every session which detected asymptomatic thrombosis. This rate is similar to that described with ultrasound evaluation after surgery for varicose veins.21 Neurological complications have been reported22 and 23 but were not observed in this series.

The findings from this study support the use of ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy for varicose disease with or without saphenous reflux provided patients are warned of the possible need for repeat treatment to achieve secondary success. Results are not as good for large diameter veins or disease in younger patients, particularly for the small saphenous vein. The most effective concentration of sclerosant was 1.5%. Patients should be of the risk of deep vein thrombosis.


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1 A. Kanter, Clinical determinants of ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy outcome: part I. The effects of age, gender and vein size, Dermatol Surg 24 (1998), pp. 131–135.

2 A. Cavezzi, A. Frullini, S. Ricci and L. Tessari, Treatment of varicose veins by foam sclerotherapy: two clinical series, Phlebology 17 (2002), pp. 13–18.

3 A. Kanter and P. Thibault, Saphenofemoral incompetence treated by ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy, Dermatol Surg 22 (1996), pp. 648–652.

4 G. Belcaro, M.R. Cesarone, A. Di Renzo, R. Brandolini, L. Coen and G. Acerbi et al., Foam-sclerotherapy, surgery, sclerotherapy, and combined treatment for varicose veins: a 10-year, prospective, randomized, controlled, trial (VEDICO trial), Angiology 54 (2003), pp. 307–315.

5 J. Cabrera, J. Cabrera Jnr. and A. Carcia-Olmedo, Treatment of varicose long saphenous veins with sclerosant in microfoam form: long-term outcomes, Phlebology 15 (2000), pp. 19–23.

6 J. Cabrera, J. Cabrera Jr. and M.A. Garcia-Olmedo, Sclerosants in microfoam. A new approach in angiology, Int Angiol 20 (2001), pp. 322–329.

7 A. Frullini and A. Cavezzi, Sclerosing foam in the treatment of varicose veins and telangiectases: history and analysis of safety and complications, Dermatol Surg 28 (2002), pp. 11–15.

8 B. Eklof, R.B. Rutherford, J.J. Bergan, P.H. Carpentier, P. Gloviczki and R.L. Kistner et al., American Venous Forum International Ad Hoc Committee for Revision of the CEAP Classification. Revision of the CEAP classification for chronic venous disorders: consensus statement, J Vasc Surg 40 (2004), pp. 1248–1252. Abstract | Full Text + Links | PDF (79 K)

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11 A.M. Van Rij, P. Jiang, C. Solomon, R.A. Christie and G.B. Hill, Recurrence after varicose vein surgery: a prospective long-term clinical study with duplex ultrasound scanning and air plethysmography, J Vasc Surg 38 (2003), pp. 935–943. SummaryPlus | Full Text + Links | PDF (189 K)

12 R.F. Merchant, O. Pichot and K.A. Myers, Four-year follow-up of endovascular radiofrequency obliteration of great saphenous reflux, Dermatol Surg 31 (2005), pp. 129–134.

13 R.J. Min, N. Khilnani and S.E. Zimmet, Endovenous laser treatment of saphenous vein reflux: long-term results, Vasc Interv Radiol 14 (2003), pp. 991–996.

14 T.M. Proebstle, D. Gul, A. Kargl and J. Knop, Endovenous laser treatment of the lesser saphenous vein with a 940-nm diode laser: early results, Dermatol Surg 29 (2003), pp. 357–361.

15 J.M. Barrett, B. Allen, A. Ockelford and M.P. Goldman, Microfoam ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy treatment for varicose veins in a subgroup with diameters at the junction of 10 mm or greater compared with a subgroup of less than 10 mm, Dermatol Surg 30 (2004), pp. 1386–1390.

16 C. Hamel-Desnos, P. Desnos, J.C. Wollmann, P. Ouvry, S. Mako and F.A. Allaert et al., Evaluation of the efficacy of polidocanol in the form of foam compared with liquid form in sclerotherapy of the greater saphenous vein: initial results, Dermatol Surg 29 (2003), pp. 1170–1175.

17 T. Yamaki, M. Nozaki and S. Iwasaka, Comparative study of duplex-guided foam sclerotherapy and duplex-guided liquid sclerotherapy for the treatment of superficial venous insufficiency, Dermatol Surg 30 (2004), pp. 718–722.

18 F.X. Breu and S. Guggenbichler, European Consensus Meeting on Foam Sclerotherapy, April, 4–6, 2003, Tegernsee, Germany, Dermatol Surg 30 (2004), pp. 709–717.

19 E. Rabe, F. Pannier-Fischer, H. Gerlach, F.X. Breu, S. Guggenbichler and M. Zabel et al., German Society of Phlebology. Guidelines for sclerotherapy of varicose veins (ICD 10: I83.0, I83.1, I83.2, and I83.9), Dermatol Surg 30 (2004), pp. 687–693.

20 J.J. Guex, F.A. Allaert, J.L. Gillet and F. Chleir, Immediate and midterm complications of sclerotherapy: report of a prospective multicenter registry of 12,173 sclerotherapy sessions, Dermatol Surg 31 (2005), pp. 123–128.

21 A.M. Van Rij, J. Chai, G.B. Hill and R.A. Christie, Incidence of deep vein thrombosis after varicose vein surgery, Br J Surg 91 (2004), pp. 1582–1585.

22 F. Hanisch, T. Muller, M. Krivokuca and M. Winterholler, Stroke following variceal sclerotherapy, Eur J Med Res 9 (2004), pp. 282–284.

23 M.V. Forlee, M. Grouden, D.J. Moore and G. Shanik, Stroke after varicose vein foam injection sclerotherapy, J Vasc Surg 43 (2006), pp. 162–164. Abstract | Full Text + Links | PDF (112 K)



There are no conflicts of interest.
Corresponding author. Dr. K. Myers, Epworth Hospital, Suite 5.1, 32 Erin Street, Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria 3121, Australia.



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Ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy in the treatment of varicose veins: tips and tricks

de Zeeuw, R.1; Toonder, I.M.1; Wittens, C.H.A.1; Loots, M.A.M.1

Phlebology, Volume 20, Number 4, December 2005, pp. 159-162(4)



Abstract:
Objective: Ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy has become an accepted technique in the treatment of varicose veins. Compared with liquid sclerotherapy, foam is a much more powerful tool in the hands of an experienced practitioner. The introduction of consensus statements on foam sclerotherapy enhances its efficacy. This report will provide clinical tips and tricks during ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy.

Methods: In general, consensus statements do not include practical tips and tricks to facilitate ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy itself. Experiences acquired during ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy sessions in our clinical practice can enhance the power of this treatment, which may be useful for colleagues in their everyday clinical practice.

Conclusion: This report presents useful tips and tricks, which may contribute to effective ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy.

Keywords: ULTRASOUND-GUIDED SCLEROTHERAPY; VARICOSE VEINS; TIPS AND TRICKS
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An evaluation of post-sclerotherapy laser compression and its efficacy in the treatment of leg telangiectasias

Authors: Sadick, N.S.1; Sorhaindo, L.1

Phlebology, Volume 21, Number 4, December 2006, pp. 191-194(4)
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Abstract:
Objective: The use of graduated compression stockings is presently indicated in both surgical and non-surgical treatment of varicose veins. The role that it plays in therapeutic efficacy or the complication profile is yet to be determined. The present study examined the role of compression in the treatment of class I-II venulectasia, utilizing the Pulsed Dye Laser.

Methods: Thirteen patients with leg vein size 0.5-1.0 mm in diameter were treated with the Long-Pulse Tuneable Dye Laser (Vbeam®). A surface area of 5 cm2 of vessels on bilaterally symmetric thighs was treated. Class II compression hose was applied immediately following treatment to the left thigh only and were left on during waking hours for a period of 7 days. Post-sclerotherapy results and complication profiles were analysed and graded after one treatment session by two independent blinded observers.

Results: There was no significant difference in treatment-clearing parameters or side-effect profiles in the compressed versus non-compressed or control groups (P≤0.05).

Conclusion: Preliminary studies suggest that compression does not alter the therapeutic efficacy or complication profile of Pulsed Dye Laser treatment of class I-II venulectasia. Further studies on a larger patient population are in progress.

Keywords: LEG; TELANGIECTASIAS; COMPRESSION; LASER
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Sclerotherapy for leg varicose veins

Corabian, P.1; Harstall, C.1

Phlebology, Volume 20, Number 2, June 2005, pp. 55-56(2)



Abstract:
Sclerotherapy has been used since the 1940s as an alternative or adjunct to surgery for all types of leg varicose veins. However, its role in the management of this condition, particularly in relation to other types of treatment, has yet to be determined. There is still no convincing evidence to support or not support its use for symptomatic varicose veins. Sclerotherapy appears to be the treatment of choice in managing reticular varicosities and telangiectasia for relief of pain and/or discomfort and vessel disappearance in the short term. Following surgery, sclerotherapy may achieve good results in varicose veins that have not fully disappeared or recur. Its use as the first treatment option for large varicose veins remains controversial. Currently, the appropriate techniques and sclerosants to be used for various types of leg varicose veins are still debated. Future research is needed to establish uniform and objective diagnostic and patient selection criteria, definitions for treatment failure and vein recurrence, and outcome measures. Further objective evaluation of the efficacy and appropriate use of the numerous sclerotherapy techniques is essential.

Keywords: SCLEROTHERAPY; LEG VARICOSE VEINS; SYMPTOMATIC; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
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Varisolve® polidocanol microfoam compared with surgery or sclerotherapy in the management of varicose veins in the presence of trunk vein incompetence: European randomized controlled trial

Wright, D.1; Gobin, J.P.2; Bradbury, A.W.3; Coleridge-Smith, P.4; Spoelstra, H.5; Berridge, D.6; Wittens, C.H.A.7; Sommer, A.8; Nelzen, O.9; Chanter, D.10; The Varisolve® European Phase III Investigators Group,

Source: Phlebology, Volume 21, Number 4, December 2006, pp. 180-190(11)


Abstract:
Objective: To compare the safety and efficacy of Varisolve® 1% polidocanol microfoam sclerosant with alternative treatments for patients with varicose veins and trunk vein incompetence.

Methods: An open-label, multicentre, prospective trial of 710 patients randomized to receive either Varisolve® or alternative treatment (surgery or sclerotherapy). The endpoint was ultrasound-determined occlusion of trunk vein(s) and elimination of reflux, analysed against a non-inferiority hypothesis.

Results: Overall, non-inferiority was demonstrated with 83.4% efficacy for Varisolve® compared with 88.1% for alternative treatment at three months, and the corresponding magnitudes were 78.9 and 80.4% at 12 months. Surgery was superior to Varisolve®, but the success rate of 68.2% for Varisolve® (surgery 87.2%) was poor compared with 93.8% success for Varisolve® achieved in those randomized to Varisolve® or sclerotherapy. Varisolve® was superior to sclerotherapy at 12 months (P = 0.001). Deep vein thrombosis occurred in 11/437 (2.5%) after Varisolve®, in 1/125 (0.8%) after sclerotherapy and in none after surgery. No pulmonary emboli were detected.

Conclusion: Overall, Varisolve® was non-inferior to alternative treatment. Surgery was more efficacious, but Varisolve® caused less pain and patients returned to normal more quickly. The Varisolve® technique is a useful additional treatment for varicose veins and trunk vein incompetence.

Keywords: POLIDOCANOL MICROFOAM; VARICOSE VEINS; TRUNK VEIN INCOMPETENCE; VENOUS DISEASE MANAGEMENT

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Endovenous chemical (and physical) treatments for varices: what's new?
Guex JJ.
Phlebology. 2014 May 19;29(1 suppl):45-48. [Epub ahead of print] Review.
PMID: 24843085 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Вот цитата из заключения:
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In this article, we face a couple of other issues of evaluation of new methods, including the most difficult of them: the problem of the price.
Cost effectiveness assessment can be used to compare methods but it will be biased by many factors affecting costs computation. In the same country, it may work like in Gohel’s and Rasmussen’s studies, demonstrating the superiority of UGFS’ cost-effectiveness. But in these studies, prices are known and the same for all patient of one arm of the study. However, in other countries, the importance of the price difference is such that no serious choice is allowed: for example in France a session of UGFS is reimbursed about 40 euros +5 euros for sclerosant and disposable, while a VenaSeal™ Kit is available at about 1 500 euros (not reimbursed). It will be extremely difficult to demonstrate that glue’s advantages are worth 1 455 euros, even if several UGFS redo injections are likely to be necessary. Furthermore, complementary treatment for tributaries and reticular veins after endovenous thermal ablation is never taken into account, although it is carried out most of the time by sclerotherapy (sometimes by Muller phlebectomy). Similarly, the ultimate treatment for recurrences of any size is also sclerotherapy (UGFS or visual). In these conditions, adding one single UGFS of one remaining incompetent saphenous trunk segment is extremely cheap, and patients never complain.


Интересно, наступит ли у нас когда-нибудь в системе здравоохранения "reimbursed" на склеротерапию? :)

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