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- The study aimed to evaluate the long-term effectiveness of three treatment methods for uncomplicated lower limb varicosities in women over a 6-year follow-up.
- In the study, 80 female patients aged 35-62 were divided into three treatment groups: open surgery, ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy (USGFS), and endovenous laser therapy (EVLT).
- Results indicated that EVLT had a higher success rate for GSV ablation compared to USGFS, and while recurrence rates varied, all treatment methods showed improvement in clinical severity and quality of life.
Article Abstract
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term follow-up results of different management modalities in treating primary uncomplicated lower limb female varicosities.
Methods: A prospective study took place within a 3-year period from June 2010 until May 2012. Patients were divided into 3 groups: group I ( = 35) included those who underwent open surgical treatment. Group II ( = 25) included those who subjected to ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy (USGFS). While group III ( = 20) included those who treated with endovenous laser therapy (EVLT). The patients were followed up for 6 years.
Results: All selected patients were female aged from 35-62 years with a mean of 47 ± 7.6 years. Thirty-five patients (43.75%) were treated surgically by saphenofemoral junction disconnection (SFJD), and great saphenous vein (GSV) stripping; 25 patients (31.25%) with ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy and the remaining 20 patients (25%) were treated with endovenous laser therapy. A significant success rate of GSV ablation was obtained for the endovenous laser therapy treated group over the ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy treated patients (P = .023). There was no significant difference between the surgically treated group and those group treated with endovenous laser therapy (P = .85). Recurrence was observed following long-term follow-up after 6 years in 8.5% in group I, 36% in group II, and 10% in group III, respectively. Venous clinical severity score (VCSS) and health-related quality of life score (HRQOLS) improved significantly in all treated groups.
Conclusions: Long-term follow-up of patients with primary superficial varicosities among females is mandatory to elucidate the postoperative recurrence, especially those who underwent ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy. In addition to the observation of the development of newly formed varicosities in susceptible individuals which might develop later following long-term follow-up.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7391904 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sopen.2019.05.002 | DOI Listing |
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