El Mahdi, A., El Kerdawi, S., Galal, A. (2021). Endovenous Laser Ablation, Radiofrequency Ablation and Flebogrif versus Conventional Surgery in Treatment of Primary Varicose Vein of the Lower Limb: Prospective Randomized Controlled Study. test, 85(2), 3628-3634. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2021.201978
Ahmed M. El Mahdi; Sherif Omar El Kerdawi; Ali Mahmoud Mohamed Galal. "Endovenous Laser Ablation, Radiofrequency Ablation and Flebogrif versus Conventional Surgery in Treatment of Primary Varicose Vein of the Lower Limb: Prospective Randomized Controlled Study". test, 85, 2, 2021, 3628-3634. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2021.201978
El Mahdi, A., El Kerdawi, S., Galal, A. (2021). 'Endovenous Laser Ablation, Radiofrequency Ablation and Flebogrif versus Conventional Surgery in Treatment of Primary Varicose Vein of the Lower Limb: Prospective Randomized Controlled Study', test, 85(2), pp. 3628-3634. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2021.201978
El Mahdi, A., El Kerdawi, S., Galal, A. Endovenous Laser Ablation, Radiofrequency Ablation and Flebogrif versus Conventional Surgery in Treatment of Primary Varicose Vein of the Lower Limb: Prospective Randomized Controlled Study. test, 2021; 85(2): 3628-3634. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2021.201978

Endovenous Laser Ablation, Radiofrequency Ablation and Flebogrif versus Conventional Surgery in Treatment of Primary Varicose Vein of the Lower Limb: Prospective Randomized Controlled Study

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 26, Volume 85, Issue 2, October 2021, Pages 3628-3634    PDF (625.15 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2021.201978
Authors
Ahmed M. El Mahdi; Sherif Omar El Kerdawi; Ali Mahmoud Mohamed Galal*
Abstract
Background: Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA), radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and mechanochemical ablation (MOCA) of primary varicose vein are thought to minimise postoperative morbidity and reduce work loss compared with the conventional surgical procedure.
Objective: To determine, whether endovenous ablation methods (radiofrequency, laser and mechanochemical) have any advantages or disadvantages in comparison with conventional surgery, in the treatment of primary varicose vein.
Patients and Methods: This was a prospective randomized study,conductedonforty patients presented at Vascular Outpatient Clinic for management of chronic venous insufficiency. All patients underwent clinical examination and duplex ultrasonography. Ten (10) patients were treated with ligation and stripping of the great saphenous vein (GSV). Ten (10) patients were treated with radiofrequency ablation. Ten (10) patients were treated with endovenous laser ablation. Ten (10) patients were treated with Flebogrif.
Results: Compared with conventional surgery, endovenous ablation methods reduced postoperative discomfort and pain, with a lower complication rate after treatment for avoidance of a groin incision and dissection at the saphenofemoral confluence. Cosmetic demands were also better satisfied. Non-controlled clinical trials have shown that the ablation rate of GSV after EVLA is over 90%. However, risks of EVLA, RFA and Flebogrif remain in terms of recanalization and neoreflux via junctional tributaries.
Conclusion: RFA, EVLA, and Flebogrif are minimally invasive procedures. Their potential early benefits, by avoiding groin dissection and GSV stripping, have been confirmed by the findings from this trial. Current evidence based on randomized trials consistently demonstrates significant early benefits after RFA, EVLA and Flebogrif in suitable patients with varicose veins.
 
Keywords
Endovenous Laser Ablation; Flebogrif Lower Limb; Radiofrequency Ablation; Varicose Vein
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