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ASVAL with Phlebectomy/Sclerofoam Technique: Preliminary Results.
International Journal of Angiology : Official Publication of the International College of Angiology, Inc 2024 Februrary
The ambulatory selective varicose vein ablation under local anesthesia (ASVAL) method recommends preserving the great saphenous vein (GSV), unless there is a serious terminal valve insufficiency, and suggests phlebectomy of superficial varicose reservoir as a primary treatment. To increase patient comfort, foam safety and cosmetic results, we used ASVAL with a mixed phlebectomy/foam technique on local anesthesia. Thirty consecutive patients treated with ASVAL phlebectomy-sclerofoam technique were reviewed retrospectively between December 2022 and April 2023. All patients were evaluated by clinical examination and duplex ultrasound (DUS); the main selection criteria were a minimal GSV insufficiency (main GSV < or = to 1 cm). Muller phlebectomy of tributaries at entry point in the saphenous trunk was performed; after 1 week, patients were checked for foam sclerotherapy of residual trunk. Under visual control, 0.5% polidocanol foam (from 5 to 10 cc. "Tessari Technique") was injected in visible veins and elastic compression with pad was applied for 1 week. Compression with Class I elastic stockings was prescribed, and patients were reviewed after 1 month. Postoperative complications included thigh hematoma in two patients, three thrombosis of injected trunk, and hyperpigmentation in three patients. No GSV thrombosis at DUS was recorded. In 27 patients, a satisfying cosmetic result was achieved, and in 3 patients a new foam session was needed. Phlebectomy/foam ASVAL technique is a safe, low-traumatic technique with no need of US guidance, with less risk of foam migrating in GSV, simple and inexpensive, for patients with less advanced GSV insufficiency.
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