Retrograde Injection Technique for Endovenous Chemical Ablation of Varicose Veins, A Case Study     Steven T Deak, MD, PhD, FACS Hungarian Medical Association of America Sarasota, Florida October 27, 2016

Treatment of Varicose Veins Surgical Ablation Thermal Ablation Chemical Ablation

      Albucasis described multiple vein ligation and external stripping thus preceding contributions by Charles Mayo by 900 years Albucasis 1050

     

Varicose Veins: Indications for Intervention General appearance Aching pain Leg heavines Easy leg fatigue Superficial thrombophlebitis External bleeding Ankle hyperpigmentation Lipodermatosclerosis Atrophic blanche Venous ulcer  

Standard Varicose Vein Surgery Standard open varicose vein surgery has been used to treat uncomplicated varicose veins for over 100 years. The essential aim of the operation is to ligate and disconnect the great saphenous vein (GSV) or short saphenous vein (SSV) at its junction with the deep venous system has remained constant.

Inversion Stripping of Saphenous Vein       Complications Wound complications Thigh hematomas  Nerve injury Saphenous n 7-39%                      Femoral n - rare                      Common peroneal n 2-4-%                      Sural n -  20% Vascular Injury Venous  Thromboembolism DVT 1:200 PE   1:600 Recurrence  60% at 11 years Neovascularization   Perkins,JMT Phlebology 2009;24 Suppl 1:34-41

Neovascularization     Prominent recurrent varicose veins with venous ulcer in a 32-year-old man who underwent comprehensive saphenofemoral junction ligation and stripping of the great saphenous vein above the knee 8 years earlier.

Neovascularization   Diagram of neovascularization of the groin after ligation of the great saphenous vein (GSV) and all its tributaries at the saphenofemoral junction without stripping the greater saphenous vein.  A new vein is bulging at the anteromedial side of the common femoral vein (CFV) and continued downward as a very tortuous vein, connecting again with the retained GSV trunk.  If the above-knee GSV has been stripped it may connect with any other superficial vein remnant  

Neovascularization   Vascular cast of recurrent refluxing saphenofemoral junction specimens showing the connecting network of vessels in both specimens there are abundant tortuous vessels. Cast injected from the saphenofemoral junction and distally. J Vasc Surg. 2004. 40:296-302

Endovenous Laser Ablation for varicose veins EVLA EVLA involves insertion of a laser fiber into the incompetent truncal vein (usually greater saphenous vein) with subsequent thermal ablation of the vein.  This should achieve the same affect that saphenofemoral ligation or popliteal ligation together with stripping of the truncal vein.  

The treatment of large superficial varicose veins requires a two step approach: The incompetent greater saphenous vein is closed with endovenous thermal ablation Followed by ambulatory phlebectomy of the residual varicose veins, either at the same time or at a later date I would like to show you an improved technique for treating the incompetent greater saphenous vein and the associated varicose vein tributaries at the same time with a single access site using endovenous chemical ablation with 1% polidocanol injectable foam

The GSV is accessed with 5 Fr micropunture catheter in distal thigh, leg 45* the GSV is thrombosed polidocanol1% SFJ compressed to protect the deep system 2nd injection is administered through the same catheter and directed distally in retrograde fashion thhrough the incompetent vv to the calf dorsiflex foot to prot. deep

38 year old male presents with varicose veins for many years with heavy feeling in both legs. Severe reflux in the greater saphenous vein 500 msecons in duration GSV measures 11 mm in diameter Varicosities at the knee 8 to 11 mm The GSV was thrombosed with 3 mLs of polidocanol injectable foam 1% The remaining varicosities in the distal leg were then treated with an additional 5 mL of polidocanol injectable foam 1% through the same micropuncture catheter in the distal thigh for a total foam volume of 8 mL

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1% Polidocanol Injectable Foam Physician Compounded Foam

Retrograde Ablation of Venous Valvular Reflux in the Treatment of Venous Valvular Reflux with 1% Polidocanol Injectable Foam