Publications by authors named "Matteo Pizzamiglio"
Background: to compare different anesthesia protocols during High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for saphenous trunk (GSV/SSV) and/or varicosities incompetence treatment.
Material And Methods: patients with GSV/SSV incompetence with varicose veins underwent HIFU under different anesthesia protocols. The primary endpoint was the pain score during HIFU using a 10-point scale.
In the medical field, ultrasound is commonly used for diagnostic imaging due to its ability to provide real-time images. However, High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) is also used for other clinical purposes, such as thermal tissue ablation. In the case of varicose veins, the potential role and benefits of HIFU have been known for a long time despite in-vivo results have mostly been preliminary and experimental, particularly regarding its effect on venous wall.
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- This study explored the effectiveness of high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) as a treatment for great saphenous vein incompetence.
- A total of 188 limbs were treated, showing a high rate of vein shrinkage or closure at various intervals: 93.3% at 1 week, 98.2% at 3 months, 97.6% at 6 months, and 98.3% at 12 months.
- The results indicate that HIFU could be a promising method for treating GSV incompetence, but more research is needed to compare it with other treatments and to evaluate its long-term effectiveness.