Late Follow-Up of Saphenofemoral Junction Ligation Combined With Ultrasound-Guided Foam Sclerotherapy in Patients With Venous Ulcers
| dc.contributor.author | Figueiredo, Marcondes [UNIFESP] | |
| dc.contributor.author | Araujo, Salustiano P. de | |
| dc.contributor.author | Figueiredo, Matheus Fidelis | |
| dc.contributor.institution | Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP) | |
| dc.contributor.institution | Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU) | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-24T14:27:50Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-01-24T14:27:50Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012-10-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Venous ulcers are a frequent complication of venous disease, and a variety of healing methods have been proposed for these lesions. the objective of this study was to provide late follow-up data for a group of patients with venous ulcers who presented with advanced chronic venous insufficiency and were treated with saphenofemoral junction ligation combined with ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy.Methods: This was a prospective study of 35 patients. Patients were classified as CEAP6 and were followed during a 45- to 68-month period. the following variables were assessed: wound healing, ultrasound findings, and venous clinical severity scores.Results: the following ultrasound findings were observed: total and partial recanalization in 19 patients (treatment failure) and occlusion in 13 patients (treatment success). Two patients were lost to follow-up, and one patient died. Ulcers healed between 30 and 70 days and remained closed for a mean period of 48 months (Kaplan-Meyer method). the analysis of clinical severity scores (pain, edema, pigmentation, lipodermatosclerosis, and inflammation) revealed significant improvement when comparing pre- and post-treatment results.Conclusion: Our preliminary findings suggest that saphenofemoral junction ligation combined with ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy is a feasible and simple palliative treatment method for this group of patients. | en |
| dc.description.affiliation | Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| dc.description.affiliation | Univ Fed Uberlandia, Fac Med, Uberlandia, MG, Brazil | |
| dc.description.affiliationUnifesp | Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil | |
| dc.description.source | Web of Science | |
| dc.format.extent | 977-981 | |
| dc.identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.avsg.2012.03.013 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Annals of Vascular Surgery. New York: Elsevier B.V., v. 26, n. 7, p. 977-981, 2012. | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/j.avsg.2012.03.013 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0890-5096 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/35362 | |
| dc.identifier.wos | WOS:000308852800016 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier B.V. | |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Annals of Vascular Surgery | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | |
| dc.rights.license | http://www.elsevier.com/about/open-access/open-access-policies/article-posting-policy | |
| dc.title | Late Follow-Up of Saphenofemoral Junction Ligation Combined With Ultrasound-Guided Foam Sclerotherapy in Patients With Venous Ulcers | en |
| dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |