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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2012, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (1): 52-54.

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Effect observation of foam sclerotherapy of lauromacrogol combined with surgery for great saphenous varicose veins

LU Wei-qin, JIANG Jin-song, YANG Guang-wei, LAI Ji-fu, LU Kai-ping   

  1. Department of Vascular Surgery,Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital,Hangzhou 310014,Zhejiang,China
  • Received:2011-11-09 Revised:2011-12-10 Online:2012-01-26 Published:2012-02-16

Abstract: AIM: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of foam sclerotherapy of lauromacrogol combined with surgery for great saphenous varicose veins.METHODS: 86 patients with great saphenous varicose veins were randomized into 2 groups of A and B. Group A was treated by sapheno-femoral junction ligation and stripping of great saphenous veins. Verosis veins below the knee underwent foam sclerotherapy. Group B was treated by standard stripping of great saphenous veins.RESULTS: All treatments were completed as intended. The time of completing treatment and hospitalization were shorter in group A than those in group B(P<0.01). All patients were followed up 6 months with satisfactory outcomes except 3 patients in group A and 2 patients in group B with recurrence of varicose veins.CONCLUSION: Foam sclerotherapy of lauromacrogol combined with surgery for great saphenous varicose veins is safe and effective. Compared with traditional stripping operation, it has a shorter treatment and hospitalization time.

Key words: Lauromacrogol, Great saphenous varicose veins, Surgery

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