[Criteria for selection of patients for radiofrequency ablation of major venous trunks in varicose disease, short- and long-term outcomes].

Objective: to investigate criteria for selection of patients for radiofrequency ablation (RFA), as well as to assess the immediate and remote outcomes of comprehensive minimally invasive treatment of patients presenting with class C2-C6 chronic venous disease (CVD).

Material And Methods: we performed a total of 604 interventions in 512 patients (554 on the superior vena cava (diameter from 3 to 26 mm), 45 on the inferior vena cava (diameter from 3 to 14 mm), 5 on the anterior accessory veins (4-8 mm in diameter) The varicose veins were removed by means of compression sclerotherapy. The interventions were performed using tumescent anaesthesia in out-patient conditions.