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ArticleDermatologic therapy2022

Comparative analysis of endovenous laser ablation versus ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy for the treatment of venous leg ulcers.

Benedikt Weber, Elias Marquart, Julia Deinsberger, Stanislava Tzaneva, Kornelia Böhler

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Article in Dermatologic therapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Benedikt WeberDepartment of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Elias MarquartDepartment of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Julia DeinsbergerDepartment of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Stanislava TzanevaDepartment of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Kornelia BöhlerDepartment of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Medical University of Vienna · AT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Endovenous thermal and non-thermal therapeutic approaches have become standard of care for the treatment of venous insufficiency. However, comparative studies on its use in the population of venous leg ulcer patients are scarce. The present study aimed at a comparison of the efficacy of endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) and ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy (UGFS) for the treatment of venous leg ulcers (VUs). We retrospectively analyzed patient records of 68 patients with active VUs (C6 of the CEAP-classification), who underwent EVLA (n = 33) or UGFS (n = 35) between January 2001 and January 2021. In 68 patients, 97 venous segments (GSV: 43, SSV: 17, NSV: 37) were treated. Ulcer surface area at initial presentation did not differ significantly between both treatment groups (EVLA: 7.7 ± 10.7 vs. UGFS: 8.5 ± 16.3 cm

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Laser TherapyLeg UlcerVaricose VeinsVenous InsufficiencyHumansRetrospective StudiesSaphenous VeinSclerotherapyTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, Interventionalendovascular procedureslaser therapysclerotherapyvenous insufficiencyvenous ulcer

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PMID35040545
PMCPMC9285388
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