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Review
. 2008 Feb;49(1):19-26.

Options in the management of varicose veins, 2008

S A Hirsch  1 , E Dillavou
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  • PMID: 18212684
Review

Options in the management of varicose veins, 2008

S A Hirsch et al. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino). 2008 Feb.

Abstract

Modern management of varicose veins requires knowledge of the principal procedures currently utilized, which are compression sclerotherapy, foam sclerotherapy, endovenous laser therapy, radiofrequency closure, microincision phlebectomy, transilluminated powered phlebectomy, radiofrequency closure of perforating veins, perforation invagination stripping, subfascial endoscopic perforator surgery, saphenous valvuloplasty and external laser therapy. A review of the above procedures is presented with a brief description of their indications, performance and results.

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