Endovenous Laser Ablation in Patients with Venous Stasis Ulcers

Abstract

Twenty-one patients (with 24 limbs) with venous stasis ulcers were treated with endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) from March 2008 to March 2011. Six months after EVLA, 96% of the ulcers healed without complication. Because of its less invasiveness, all patients except one with a giant ulcer could be treated in an outpatient clinic. Two cases (with 4 limbs) had recurrence of stasis ulcers and 2 limbs were treated with foam sclerotherapy. The initial experience in our department suggests that EVLA is useful for treating patients with stasis ulcer due to varicose veins.