학술논문
What treatments are effective for varicose veins?
Document Type
Article
Source
Subject
*VARICOSE veins
*VEIN diseases
*SCLEROTHERAPY
*VEINS -- Ligature
*RANDOMIZED controlled trials
*LIGATURE (Surgery)
*OPERATIVE surgery
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Language
ISSN
0094-3509
Abstract
This article presents various treatments for varicose veins. Therapeutic options include conservative measures, injection sclerotherapy, surgical vein ligation, laser and thermal ablation and venotonic medications. A randomized trial among 121 subjects revealed that long-term outcomes are superior with strategies that included surgery, but at greater cost. According to the Venous Insufficiency Epidemiologic and Economic Studies program, sclerotherapy is recommended for telangiectasias and reticular veins, and surgery is suggested for saphenous varicosities.