Gunstige resultaten van duplexgeleide sclerocompressietherapie bij varices van de V. saphena parva; een retrospectief onderzoek

Assessment of the efficacy of duplex-guided compression sclerotherapy in patients with varices of the small saphenous vein (SSV).

Design

Retrospective.

Method

Data were collected from 109 patients (14 male and 86 female; average age 51.4 years (SD: 10.6)) with 121 SSV varices which were sclerosed under duplex guidance with polidocanol 3 during the period 1 December 1998-31 May 2001 in the Dermatology department at Maastricht University Hospital, the Netherlands. After-care consisted of a compression bandage for 1 week and a therapeutic elastic stocking for 6 weeks. Check-ups took place after 3-6 months and after 12 months. Sclerosis was repeated if the procedure had failed. Success was defined as occlusion or by the absence of reflux and a reduction in the complaints.

Results

After 3-6 months the treatment was successful in 88/113 varices (78) for which data were available, and after 12 months treatment was successful in 46/57 (81).

Conclusion

Sclerosis of the SSV under duplex guidance, with repeat treatment if required, gave favourable results.