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The treatment of varicose veins: an investigation of patient preferences and expectations.

Phlebology. 2010;25(2):54-65. Shepherd AC, Gohel MS, Lim CS, Hamish M, Davies AH. Imperial Vascular Unit, Imperial College, London, UK.

This study investigates factors that are considered important by patients when they are contemplating treatment. A total 110 patients were asked to answer questions relating to their symptoms, different modalities of treatment and their knowledge of available treatments

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This study was done to evaluate patient satisfaction following endothermal ablation and it came to the conclusions that the majority of patients are satisfied with results following endothermal ablation. Dissatisfaction may be more likely following treatment for recurrent VVs. April 19, 2010 read more

Because of its extremely powerful sclerosing effect, in our experience, ethanol can be considered the most efficacious agent in the percutaneous treatment of peripheral venous malformations. To reduce the risk of ethanol reflux into the superficial veins or the central venous system, we developed a simple but very efficacious technique. After the time necessary to obtain the sclerosing effect, we drain the ethanol with the same needle used to inject. The purpose of this article is to describe the technique of sclerotherapy with 96% ethanol for peripheral venous malformations and its effectiveness in reducing the serious co…April 19, 2010 read more