Varicose veins

Varicose veins are common and have a negative impact on people's quality of life. Treatment has been shown to improve the quality of life in those affected and is endorsed by international clinical practice guidelines. In the UK, traditional techniques of saphenofemoral and saphenopopliteal junctional ligation with or without stripping have been largely superseded by minimally invasive day surgery techniques under local anaesthesia. The most performed procedures include radiofrequency ablation and endovenous laser ablation, both of which may be associated with procedural discomfort and complications relating to the use of thermal energy.
Source: Surgery (Medicine Publishing) - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Vascular Surgery - II Source Type: research