## Abstract ## Background Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) is a popular minimally invasive treatment for varicose veins. Surgical treatment, featuring junctional ligation and inversion stripping, has shown excellent clinical and cost effectiveness. The clinical effectiveness of both treatments was
Randomized Clinical Trial of Endovenous Laser Ablation Versus Conventional Surgery for Small Saphenous Varicose Veins
โ Scribed by Samuel, N.; Carradice, D.; Wallace, T.
- Book ID
- 122066237
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 36 KB
- Volume
- 57
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6809
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## Abstract ## Background Endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) is a minimally invasive technique for treating varicose veins due to truncal vein incompetence. This randomized trial compared EVLA with conventional surgery in patients with primary saphenofemoral and great saphenous vein (GSV) reflux. #