Foam Sclerotherapy: A Textbook

by Bergan; John J.

• ISBN13: 9781853157714
• ISBN10: 1853157716
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-07-30
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

The advent of foam sclerotherapy has been one of the most important developments in the field of phlebology. Just as surgery has evolved into more minimal invasion, so has the treatment of varicose veins. Foam sclerotherapy is quick, efficient, easy to use and inexpensive, and is widely believed to become the dominant form of therapy for varicose veins. "Foam Sclerotherapy: A Textbook" explores the key role of foam in the treatment of venous insufficiency, provides authoritative and comprehensive information and examines the advantages and drawbacks of this method in detail.Written by experts from four continents, the book is divided into three sections: Theory, Practice, and Special Considerations, and includes chapters on: the history of scleroscant foams; legal guidelines; ultrasound guidance; studies on safety; and, treatment of venous malformations. Foam Sclerotherapy: A Textbook is an essential textbook for all phlebologists, general surgeons, vascular surgeons, dermatologists, family physicians and gynaecologists who treat varicose veins, either full time or occasionally.

Table of Contents

Contributing authors	p. vii
Foreword 1	p. ix
Foreword 2	p. x
Preface	p. xi
Theory
The history of sclerosant foams: persons, techniques, patents and medical improvements	p. 3
Dermatological manifestations of venous insufficiency	p. 13
Sclerotherapy of varicose veins - Guidelines of the German Society of Phlebology	p. 31
Legal guidelines for use of polidocanol and sodium tetradecyl sulfate for sclerotherapy	p. 43
Practice
The science of producing extemporary foam and its clinical results	p. 55
Ultrasound guidance for therapeutic interventions	p. 61
A personal method for foam sclerotherapy: technique and results	p. 69
Foam sclerotherapy with and without duplex ultrasound guidance	p. 79
Foam sclerotherapy for varicose veins: medium-term results as assessed by ultrasound	p. 87
Special Considerations
Varisolve polidocanol microfoam compared with surgery or sclerotherapy in the management of varicose veins in the presence of trunk vein incompetence: European randomized controlled trial	p. 105
Ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy of large varicose veins	p. 117
Transition from alcohol to foam sclerotherapy for localized venous malformations with high risk	p. 129
Treatment of telangiectasias by sclerosing foam	p. 141
Comparison of polidocanol and sodium tetradecyl sulfate in the treatment of varicose and telangiectatic leg veins	p. 155
Lesser importance of the saphenous vein in varicose vein treatment	p. 163
Efficacy of polidocanol foam compared with polidocanol liquid in sclerotherapy of venous insufficiency	p. 177
Studies on safety of foam sclerotherapy	p. 183
Treatment of recurrent varicose veins by sclerosant foam	p. 193
Vascular malformations	p. 199
Treatment of venous malformations, Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome and other low-flow lesions with foamed sclerosants	p. 219
Epilogue	p. 225
Index	p. 227
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