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Endovenous Sealing of Superficial Veins

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Varicose veins are a common condition affecting a third of the population. Surgery has for a long time been the main treatment option. Over the past decade though, endovenous thermal ablation techniques have been introduced which have changed the management landscape of the disease. These are, however, often associated with discomfort during the injection of tumescent anaesthesia and the thermal treatment itself as well as potential complications from thermal injury. Non-thermal, non-tumescent (NTNT) technology can potentially avoid these problems. Vein sealing, using cyanoacrylate adhesive, is one such method. The technique and results from early clinical trials are discussed.

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  1. Section of Vascular Surgery, Charing Cross Hospital, Vascular Research Office, Room 4N13, Floor 4 North, Fulham Palace Road, London, UK, W6 8RF

    Roshan Bootun BSc, MBBS, MRCS & Tristan R. A. Lane MBBS, MRCS, PhD

  2. Department of Vascular Surgery, The Cadogan Clinic, 120 Sloane Street, Chelsea, London, UK, SW1X 9BW

    Ian J. Franklin MBBS, MS, FRCS

  3. Section of Vascular Surgery, Charing Cross Hospital, Room 4E04, Floor 4 East, Fulham Palace Road, London, UK, W6 8RF

    Alun H. Davies MA, DM, CST, ILTM, DSc

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Bootun, R., Lane, T.R.A., Franklin, I.J., Davies, A.H. (2018). Endovenous Sealing of Superficial Veins. In: Chaar, C. (eds) Current Management of Venous Diseases . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65226-9_11

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