Phlebolymphology N°76

The “C0s” patient: worldwide results from the Vein Consult Program

  Jean-Jérôme GUEX1, Eberhard RABE2, Sanchez Ignacio ESCOTTO3, José-Román ESCUDERO4, Angelo SCUDERI5, Hendro Sudjono YUWONO6, and the Vein Consult Program coordinators7 1. 32, Boulevard Dubouchage, Nice, France 2. Department of Dermatology, University of Bonn, Germany 3. National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico 4. Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain 5. Instituto Sorocabano de Pesquisa de Molestias Circulatorios (INSPEMOC), São Paulo, Brazil 6. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung, Indonesia 7. National coordinators of the Vein Consult Program (VCP): Alberti T, Venezuela; Andercou A, Giurcaneanu C, and Puskas A, Romania; Dinh Thi Thu H and Le…

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Phlebolymphology N°76 (Vol 19 – N°4 – 2012)

EDITORIAL Editorial Hugo Partsch – Phlebolymphology – 2012 ; 19 (4): 162 PHLEBOLOGY Endovenous thermal ablation for varicose veins: strengths and weaknesses Renate R. van den BOS – (Rotterdam, The Netherlands) – Phlebolymphology – 2012 ; 19 (4): 163 Venous embryology: the key to understanding anomalous venous conditions Byung-Boong LEE – (Washington D.C., USA) – Phlebolymphology – 2012 ; 19 (4): 170 The “C0s” patient: worldwide results from the Vein Consult Program Jean-Jérôme GUEX et al. – (Nice, France) – Phlebolymphology – 2012 ; 19 (4) 182 Sclerotherapy in the patient with diabetes: indications and results Francesco FERRARA, Giovanni FERRARA…

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Phebolymphology N°76 – Editorial

Dear Readers, This issue of Phlebolymphology offers an exciting insight into some actual and very relevant fields of phlebology. Renate van den Bos and Marianne de Maeseneer, both working at the Dermatological University clinic in Rotterdam and outstanding experts in the field, discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the endovenous thermal ablation of varicose veins. They point out that duplex-guided endovenous procedures have widely replaced classical stripping and that the newly developed steam ablation procedure has a promising future, being safer, faster, easier, and cheaper than endovenous laser and radiofrequency ablation (see also the article by René Milleret: Obliteration of…

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Endovenous thermal ablation for varicose veins: strengths and weaknesses

Renate R. van den BOS, Marianne M.G. de MAESENEER Department of Dermatology, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, The Netherlands ABSTRACT Endovenous ablation is a frequently used method for treating varicose veins. Endovenous laser ablation is the most frequently used technique, followed by radiofrequency ablation. Endovenous thermal treatments heat the vein, leading to thrombotic occlusion and finally fibrosis of the vein wall. Endovenous steam ablation is a new technique that has not yet been extensively studied. In this article, the procedures, strengths, and weaknesses of the currently available endovenous thermal ablation treatments are discussed. INTRODUCTION Endovenous treatment is currently one of the most…

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Venous embryology: the key to understanding anomalous venous conditions

Byung-Boong LEE Professor of Surgery and Director, Center for Lymphedema and Vascular Malformations, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington DC, USA ABSTRACT Venous embryology can explain many of the defects resulting in venous anomalies in later life, yet is often overlooked. Venous malformations are vascular malformations that only affect the venous system. They are classified into two different types depending on the embryological stage when the defective development occurs. Venous malformations originating during the early stage of embryogenesis are termed extratruncular, while those originating during the late stage of embryogenesis are classified as truncular. A defect at any point…

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Sclerotherapy in the patient with diabetes: indications and results

Francesco FERRARA and Giovanni FERRARA Studio Flebologico Ferrara, Acerra, Naples, Italy ABSTRACT Goal: To assess the effects of combined compression and sclerotherapy treatment on varicose veins in patients with diabetes. Materials and methods: We evaluated 60 lower limbs with varicose veins from people with diabetes who underwent one session of sclerotherapy according to Sigg’s method. Varices were associated with reflux along the length of the great saphenous vein in 47 limbs, in the small saphenous vein in 8 limbs, and with nonsaphenous reflux in 5 limbs. Efficacy was determined by clinical and duplex scan examinations performed at 6, 8, and…

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