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Atsushi Tabuchi1, Hisao Masaki1, Yasuhiro Yunoki1, Yoshiko Watanabe1, Hiroshi Furukawa1, Takahiko Yamasawa1, Hiroki Takiuchi1, Takeshi Honda1, Noriaki Kuwada1, Kenji Kojima2, Kazuo Tanemoto1.
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.).Entities:
Keywords: 980-nm diode laser; air plethysmography; endovenous laser ablation; primary varicose vein of saphenous trunk; stripping
Year: 2016 PMID： 27738455 PMCID： PMC5027250 DOI： 10.3400/avd.oa.16-00073
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Ann Vasc Dis ISSN： 1881-641X