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• TITLE: Sono-Guided Endostripping: An Appropriate Alternative for Endovascular Varice Procedures

  AUTHORS: Hossein Hemmati, Mohammad Reza Asgary, Mohammad Sadegh Esmaeli Delshad, Davoud Mohammadi, Sina Montazeri, Cyrus Emir Alavi

  KEYWORDS: Catheter Ablation, Saphenous Vein, Surgical Procedures, Varicose Veins-Surgery

  JOURNAL NAME: Surgical Science, Vol.5 No.12, December 15, 2014

  ABSTRACT: Objective: This article is aimed at introducing Sono-Guided Endostripping Technique of the Great Saphenous vein and comparing it with radiofrequency ablation in 104 patients. Methods: 52 patients underwent Sono-Guided Endostripping and 52 patients had radiofrequency ablation with Celon Olympus device. They were followed for 3 months with physical examination and Doppler Sonography for possible complications and recanalization. Results: Recanalization rate was 11.5% in RFAs while it was 0.0% in the Endostripping group. There were no significant differences for other complications (hematoma, DVT, paresthesia) but pain, which had 1.21 and 3.15 VAS scores for RFA and Endostripping groups, respectively. Recanalization rate was more in RFA comparing with the Endostripping group (11.5% vs. 0.0%,P