The study authors performed a randomized trial comparing the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy (230 patients) vs surgery (200 patients) in patients with an incompetent greater ...

The authors conducted a randomized trial to determine the time compressive bandages are necessary after varicose vein therapy. The study group consisted of 124 limbs treated with foam sclerotherapy ...

Chronic venous insufficiency is a common disease in adulthood. One recently developed therapy for varicose veins is foam sclerotherapy. 1 We used foam sclerotherapy in a 51-year-old man and a ...

Used to treat both the symptoms and the causes of varicose veins and thread veins, foam sclerotherapy is most frequently used as a secondary treatment following EVLA, in particular, to treat the ...

Sclerotherapy is a non-invasive procedure that takes about 10 minutes to perform with a minimal downtime compared to an invasive varicose vein surgery. The diluted sclerosant can be in the form of a ...

Ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy and endovenous laser ablation are widely used alternatives to surgery for the treatment of varicose veins, but their comparative effectiveness and safety remain ...

Ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy (UGFS) of varicose veins is a useful treatment option. It is a relatively safe method in the case of limited, small varicose veins. In theory, a justified concern ...

2.1.1 Varicose veins are enlarged tortuous veins with deficient valves. Venous insufficiency occurs when blood collects in them rather than being pumped back to the heart. Most people with varicose ...

Varicocele affects 9–15% of men, and is the most common cause of male infertility. This disorder is often treated surgically, but several minimally invasive techniques for percutaneous gonadal-vein ...

Small valves inside the veins help blood flow properly through them. Varicose veins develop when these valves weaken, allowing blood to collect in the veins. This enlarges them and causes the valves ...