• Department of General Surgery, Lanzhou General Hospital of Lanzhou Military Region, Lanzhou 730050, Gansu Province, China;
LIUHong-bin, Email: liuhongbin999@163.com
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Objective To observe the efficiency of endovenous laser therapy combined with planning sucking operation in the treatment of great saphenous varicose veins. Methods Totally 48 patients (60 limbs) were treated from May 2011 to May 2014 in general surgery department of our hospital. The main trunk of great saphenous vein was ablated by endovenous laser treatment; and the varicose veins in calf were resected by planning sucking operation. Results All 48 patients (60 limbs) were cured without recurrent during 6-36 months followed-up. The operative time of each side was 18-43 min, the average operative time was 22.6 min; with 1-3 skin incisions. Hospital stay was 5-8 d, the average hospitalization time was 6.7 d. After operation, the varicose veins and the felling of swelling were disappeared, the pigmentation was reduced or disappeared. Local skin numbness showed in 6 cases and recovered in 3-7 months after operation. Felling of burns appeared in 2 cases, and was healed after treatment. Ankle swelling presented in 5 cases, and released in 6-13 d with related treatment. Different degree of subcutaneous bruising appeared without any hematoma, and recovered in 2-4 weeks. Two cases were lost during the followed-up. Conclusions Endovenous laser therapy combined with planning sucking operation is safe and effective in the treatment of great saphenous varicose. It is worthy of promotion with minimum damage, less pain, fast recovery, no scars, shorter operative time, and shorter hospital stay.

Citation: LI Le, LI Hong-tao, CAO Ting-bao, ZHU Wan-kun, HAN Xiao-peng, LIU Hong-bin. Endovenous Laser Therapy Combined with Planing Aspiration Operation for Great Saphenous Varicose (Experiences of 48 Cases). CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2016, 23(10): 1236-1238. doi: 10.7507/1007-9424.20160317 Copy

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