Early Results of A Randomised Clinical Trial of Mechanochemical Ablation Versus Cyanoacrylate Adhesive for The Treatment of Varicose Veins (MOCCA)

Introduction: Endovenous thermal ablation techniques have become the first line treatment of truncal veins. However, these techniques use heat and have need of tumescent anaesthesia which are often associated with pain. To overcome these side effects, novel non-thermal techniques such as mechanochemical ablation (MOCA) and cyanoacrylate embolization (CAE) have been developed; these do not require tumescence nor use heat. This randomized control trial is aimed at assessing the degree of pain resulting from MOCA compared with CAE.

Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - November 30, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Amjad Belramman, Roshan Bootun, Tjun Yip Tang, Tristan R.A. Lane, Alun H. Davies Source Type: research