VARICOSE VEIN DISEASE AND TREATMENT
Venous insufficiency, commonly known as varicose veins, is a disease with a high incidence of 20% in western populations.
Female sex, prolonged standing or sitting, hormonal effects and family history are important risk factors.
Weight and fatigue in the legs of the patients, pain and night cramps are the main complaints.
In the advanced period, more serious conditions such as an increase in diameter, swelling, thinning and brightening of the skin, pigmentation, resistant bleeding and difficult healing ulceration may be encountered.
Although there are clinical history and examination, Doppler Ultrasonography findings are determinative in diagnosis.
It is critical that the Doppler examination is performed by Radiology specialists trained in this examination.
Heat-based and non-heat-based ablation treatments are available for patients whose treatment is decided after clinical examination and Doppler ultrasonography findings.
Heat-based technologies include laser, radiofrequency and steam-based treatments.
Non-heat based treatments are sclerotherapy called foams and adhesives (cyanoacrylate).
These treatments are effective methods that can be performed without the need for general or spinal anesthesia.
These therapies are daily treatments that do not require hospitalization.
After the patient is given very mild anesthesia, small vein sheaths are inserted through ultrasound-guided access from the vein segment causing the failure.
With the help of special catheters placed inside the vein sheath, it is reached 2 cm before the compound where the superficial system is poured into the deep system from the groin region.
With the help of the high heat supplied from these catheters, the vessel causing the failure to the point of entry is closed.
For nearly all of these treatments, vein closure rates of more than 5 years are more than 90% and are very successful and effective treatment methods.