Endovenous Laser Treatment of Saphenous Vein Reflux: Long-Term Results

• Published in: Journal of vascular and interventional radiology Vol. 14; no. 8; pp. 991 - 996
• Main Authors: Min, Robert J., Khilnani, Neil, Zimmet, Steven E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.08.2003
• Subjects: Adult; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Laser Therapy; Male; Prospective Studies; Recurrence; Saphenous Vein - surgery; Time Factors; Ultrasonography; Varicose Veins - diagnostic imaging; Varicose Veins - surgery; Venous Insufficiency - surgery; RF; SFJ; GSV

To report long-term follow-up results of endovenous laser treatment for great saphenous vein (GSV) reflux caused by saphenofemoral junction (SFJ) incompetence. Four hundred ninety-nine GSVs in 423 subjects with varicose veins were treated over a 3-year period with 810-nm diode laser energy delivered...