Ten-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trial comparing saphenofemoral ligation and stripping of the great saphenous vein with endovenous laser ablation (980 nm) using local tumescent anesthesia

• Published in: Journal of vascular surgery. Venous and lymphatic disorders (New York, NY) Vol. 10; no. 3; pp. 646 - 653.e1
• Main Authors: Eggen, Céline A.M., Alozai, Tamana, Pronk, Pascal, Mooij, Michael C., Gaastra, Menno T.W., Ünlü, Çağdaş, Schreve, Michiel A., van Vlijmen, Clarissa J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2022
• Subjects: Anesthesia, Local - adverse effects; Endovenous laser ablation; Follow-Up Studies; Great saphenous vein insufficiency; High ligation and stripping; Humans; Laser Therapy - adverse effects; Quality of Life; Recurrence; Saphenous Vein - diagnostic imaging; Saphenous Vein - surgery; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Tumescent anesthesia; Varicose veins; Varicose Veins - diagnostic imaging; Varicose Veins - surgery; Vein insufficiency; Venous Insufficiency - diagnostic imaging; Venous Insufficiency - surgery; Great saphenous vein insufficiency; Tumescent anesthesia; High ligation and stripping; Varicose veins; Vein insufficiency; Endovenous laser ablation

The long-term results of saphenofemoral ligation and stripping (SFL/S) were compared with 980-nm bare fiber endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) for the treatment of great saphenous vein (GSV) incompetence. This was a single-center, randomized, controlled trial with a follow-up time of 10 years. Patient...