Endovenous Laser Ablation and Sclerotherapy for Incompetent Vein of Giacomini

dc.contributor.authorGuzelmansur, Ismail
dc.contributor.authorOguzkurt, Levent
dc.contributor.authorKoca, Nihal
dc.contributor.authorAndic, Cagatay
dc.contributor.authorGedikoglu, Murat
dc.contributor.authorOzkan, Ugur
dc.contributor.orcIDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8581-8685en_US
dc.contributor.pubmedID23846579en_US
dc.contributor.researcherIDAAM-1671-2021en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-12-29T11:24:09Z
dc.date.available2023-12-29T11:24:09Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractPurpose: To retrospectively evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of endovenous laser ablation or ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy for Giacomini vein insufficiency. This is the largest cohort of patients treated for Giacomini vein insufficiency with endovenous laser ablation or ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy. Material and methods: Over a three-year period, 23 females and nine males (age range, 19-67 years) treated for Giacomini vein insufficiency with or without saphenous vein insufficiency were retrospectively reviewed. Diagnosis of venous insufficiency was made by color Doppler ultrasonography. Symptomatic insufficiency of the Giacomini vein or the saphenous veins was treated with endovenous laser ablation. Ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy was used for tortuous incompetent Giacomini veins. The venous disease was categorized according to the clinical, etiological, anatomical, and pathological classification, and clinical severity was graded with the venous clinical severity score. Follow-up included clinical examination and color Doppler ultrasonography. Results: Thirty-nine limbs in 32 patients were treated (25 endovenous laser ablation and seven ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy). All procedures were technically successful. One patient in the ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy group had a recurrence with successful repeated treatment. Recurrence was not seen in the endovenous laser ablation group. No complications were observed. All patients had resolution and improvement in 100% of their symptoms at 12 months of follow-up. Conclusion: Giacomini vein insufficiency is mostly seen with insufficiency of the great saphenous vein and can be effectively treated with endovenous laser ablation or ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage516en_US
dc.identifier.issn0268-3555en_US
dc.identifier.issue8en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84907089375en_US
dc.identifier.startpage511en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11727/11257
dc.identifier.volume29en_US
dc.identifier.wos000341817400003en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.relation.isversionof10.1177/0268355513496552en_US
dc.relation.journalPHLEBOLOGYen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergien_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectVaricose veinsen_US
dc.subjectendovenous laser ablationen_US
dc.subjectGiacomini veinen_US
dc.titleEndovenous Laser Ablation and Sclerotherapy for Incompetent Vein of Giacominien_US
dc.typearticleen_US

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