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  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
1,995 Views
10 Pages

Cryostripping—A Safe and Efficient Alternative Procedure in Chronic Venous Disease Treatment

  • Sergiu-Ciprian Matei,
  • Mervat Matei,
  • Flavia Medana Anghel,
  • Marius-Sorin Murariu and
  • Sorin Olariu

27 August 2022

Objective: The presentation of cryostripping as an alternative procedure useful in venous insufficiency treatment. Methods: This retrospective study presents the results of 1087 operated patients, including follow-ups. Cryostripping was practised in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,958 Views
8 Pages

7 February 2021

Background: The current treatment of venous disease is focused on the minimally invasive exclusion of the affected vein. Besides widely used thermal ablation, chemical ablation with cyanoacrylate, reported as safe and highly effective, has been gaini...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,413 Views
13 Pages

Study of Flebogrif®—A New Tool for Mechanical Sclerotherapy—Effectiveness Assessment Based on Animal Model

  • Zbigniew Rybak,
  • Maciej Janeczek,
  • Maciej Dobrzynski,
  • Marta Wujczyk,
  • Albert Czerski,
  • Piotr Kuropka,
  • Agnieszka Noszczyk-Nowak,
  • Maria Szymonowicz,
  • Aleksandra Sender-Janeczek and
  • Katarzyna Wiglusz
  • + 1 author

21 February 2021

Sclerotherapy is the chemical occlusion of vessels using an intravenous injection of a liquid or foamed sclerosing agent that is used in the therapy of blood and lymphatic vessels malformations in the young, and for spider veins, smaller varicose vei...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,561 Views
6 Pages

Pain after 1940 nm Laser for Unilateral Incompetence of the Great Saphenous Vein

  • Torsten Willenberg,
  • Simon Bossart,
  • Michael Schubert,
  • Sarvesh Ghorpade and
  • Axel Haine

29 June 2024

Background: To investigate postprocedural pain after using an endovenous 1940 nm laser for great saphenous vein incompetence. Methods: A total of 72 patients were treated for symptomatic unilateral great saphenous incompetence using a 1940 nm laser d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,353 Views
12 Pages

Prospects of Endovenous Laser Ablation (EVLA) Standardization—Mid-Term Results of a Four-Zone Dosimetry Guiding Tool for 1940 nm Laser

  • Abhay Setia,
  • Slobodan Dikic,
  • Sahit Demhasaj,
  • Thomas Schmitz-Rixen,
  • Ronald Sroka and
  • Claus-Georg Schmedt

27 June 2023

Background: Heterogeneity regarding dosimetry and reporting of endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) mandates the development of a standardized protocol. This study presents the mid-term results of EVLA with 1940 nm-laser and radial-fibre, supported by a...

  • Review
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,562 Views
17 Pages

15 February 2023

Unlike arterial disease, chronic venous disease (CVD) is rarely life-threatening or limb-threatening. However, it can impose substantial morbidity on patients by influencing their lifestyle and quality of life (QoL). The aim of this nonsystematic nar...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,790 Views
15 Pages

May Patients with Recurrent Venous Disease Benefit from Sequential Treatment More than Those without Previous Intervention? A Single-Center Retrospective Study on the Safety and Efficacy of Abdominal and Pelvic Veins Embolization in Sequential Approach

  • Cezary Szary,
  • Justyna Wilczko-Kucharska,
  • Krzysztof Celejewski,
  • Małgorzata Łodyga,
  • Marcin Napierala,
  • Dominika Plucinska,
  • Siavash Swieczkowski-Feiz,
  • Jerzy Leszczynski,
  • Michal Zawadzki and
  • Tomasz Grzela

26 August 2024

Background/Objective: The endovenous embolization of insufficient abdominal/pelvic veins is the preferred method of treatment. Also, it seems to be crucial in the treatment of lower limb vein insufficiency, particularly in recurrent disease. This stu...

  • Review
  • Open Access
230 Citations
35,053 Views
33 Pages

Why Venous Leg Ulcers Have Difficulty Healing: Overview on Pathophysiology, Clinical Consequences, and Treatment

  • Joseph D. Raffetto,
  • Daniela Ligi,
  • Rosanna Maniscalco,
  • Raouf A. Khalil and
  • Ferdinando Mannello

24 December 2020

Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are one of the most common ulcers of the lower extremity. VLU affects many individuals worldwide, could pose a significant socioeconomic burden to the healthcare system, and has major psychological and physical impacts on the...