Endovenous laser ablation of incompetent perforator veins: a new technique in treatment of chronic venous disease

Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2009 Sep;32(5):1067-70. doi: 10.1007/s00270-009-9646-z. Epub 2009 Jul 16.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of endovenous laser ablation of incompetent perforator veins in a patient with incompetency of the small saphenous vein and multiple perforator veins. Two different methods were used to ablate seven perforator veins with a laser giving 50-60 J/cm energy. Total occlusion was observed in six perforators, and partial ablation in one perforator, at 1-month follow-up. To our knowledge, endovenous laser ablation of incompetent perforator veins is easy and a good therapeutic method.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Feasibility Studies
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Laser Therapy / methods*
  • Middle Aged
  • Saphenous Vein*
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
  • Ultrasonography, Interventional*
  • Varicose Veins / diagnostic imaging
  • Varicose Veins / therapy*