Journal title
عنوان نشریه
Iranian Journal of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy
Literature & Humanities
http://ijvset.gums.ac.ir
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gregorian
2021
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Evaluation of the results of varicose vein surgery with radio frequency ablation and sclerotherapy in the same or separate sessions
عمومى
General
Original articles
<div>Varicose veins are the most common vascular disease in humans. They are long, dilated, tortuous veins often seen on the lower legs. We aimed to compare the treatment of varicose veins by radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and sclerotherapy in one session with two sessions with a two weeks interval. One hundred patients with varicose vein were randomly allocated to receive RFA and sclerotherapy in one session (Group A) or two sessions with a two weeks interval (Group B). Immediate and late postoperative complications such as ecchymosis, hematoma, infection, paresthesia, arterial injury, pain, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and hyperpigmentation, as well as satisfaction and cost effectiveness were compared between two methods. Group A were significantly more satisfied than group B (90% vs. 64%, p=0.01). Due to less hospitalization time, hospital costs of RFA and sclerotherapy in one session (group A) were significantly lower than RFA and sclerotherapy in two sessions (group B) (p <0.05). Therefore, RFA and sclerotherapy in one session was more cost effective. Two methods have high procedure success rate, but due to the lower complication rate and faster recovery period in patients receiving RFA and sclerotherapy in one session, it seems more acceptable treatment for varicose veins.</div>
Radio frequency ablation, Sclerotherapy, Varicose vein
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http://ijvset.gums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-4&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Dara
Alvandfar
Yes
Department of General Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Farzad
Kakaei
fkakaei@yahoo.com
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1632-7393
No
Department of General Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Amir Hossein
Etesamnia
No
Department of General Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Touraj
Asvadi Kermani
No
Department of General Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Seyed Ehsan
Mousavi Toomatari
No
Department of General Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran