Eight-year follow-up of a randomized clinical trial comparing ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy with surgical stripping of the great saphenous vein.

CONCLUSION: Surgical stripping had a technically better outcome in terms of recurrence of GSV and SFJ reflux than UGFS in the long term. Long-term follow-up suggests significant clinical progression of venous disease measured by VCSS in both groups, but less after surgery. Registration number: NCT02304146 (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov).
PMID: 29652081 [PubMed - in process]

Source: The British Journal of Surgery - April 16, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Lam YL, Lawson JA, Toonder IM, Shadid NH, Sommer A, Veenstra M, van der Kleij AMJ, Ceulen RP, de Haan E, Ibrahim F, van Dooren T, Nieman FH, Wittens CHA Tags: Br J Surg Source Type: research