Metamorphosis: Less Is More in Varicose Vein Surgery

This interesting paper by Somasundaram et  al. is focused on office based varicose vein surgery, with segmental radiofrequency ablation of the saphenous vein without treating the collateral veins, as the first option. Classically, varicose vein treatment includes the extraction or elimination of all veins involved; therefore, the non-treat ment of any of the affected veins is considered a technical failure.1 Nevertheless, selective treatment of varicose veins without treating all the affected ones is one of the accepted strategies in the CHIVA method1,2 and other haemodynamic approaches.

Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - October 9, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Sergi Bellmunt-Montoya, Jos é M. Escribano Tags: Correspondence Source Type: research