Positioning for Endovenous Laser Ablation: Comparative Study with Thigh Stripping

Atsushi Tabuchi; Hisao Masaki; Yasuhiro Yunoki; Yoshiko Watanabe; Hiroshi Furukawa; Takahiko Yamasawa; Hiroki Takiuchi; Takeshi Honda; Noriaki Kuwada; Kenji Kojima; Kazuo Tanemoto

doi:10.3400/avd.oa.16-00073

Selection from the Journal of Japanese College of Angiology 2015

Positioning for Endovenous Laser Ablation: Comparative Study with Thigh Stripping

Atsushi Tabuchi, Hisao Masaki, Yasuhiro Yunoki, Yoshiko Watanabe, Hiroshi Furukawa, Takahiko Yamasawa, Hiroki Takiuchi, Takeshi Honda, Noriaki Kuwada, Kenji Kojima, Kazuo Tanemoto

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Atsushi Tabuchi
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Hisao Masaki
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Yasuhiro Yunoki
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Yoshiko Watanabe
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Hiroshi Furukawa
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Takahiko Yamasawa
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Hiroki Takiuchi
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Takeshi Honda
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Noriaki Kuwada
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Kenji Kojima
Department of Physiological Laboratory, Kawasaki Medical School Hospital, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan
Kazuo Tanemoto
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan

Keywords: endovenous laser ablation, 980-nm diode laser, stripping, primary varicose vein of saphenous trunk, air plethysmography

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2016 Volume 9 Issue 3 Pages 154-159

DOI https://doi.org/10.3400/avd.oa.16-00073

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Abstract

We performed a comparative study of surgical outcomes and venous functions between endovenous laser ablation with a 980-nm diode laser (EV group) and thigh stripping (ST group). There were no severe complications and initial success rates were 100% in both groups. In the EV group, preoperative symptoms improved in 94.3% of cases, the venous occlusion rate was 98%, and endovenous heat induced thrombosis had occurred in 11.9% (Class 3: 0.7%) at 12 months after the operation. Although comparative study of postoperative venous function by air plethysmography showed significant improvement in both groups, there was less recovery of postoperative venous function in the EV than in the ST group. (This article is a translation of J Jpn Coll Angiol 2015; 55: 13–20.)

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