April 1, 2003 — Both laser and radiofrequency therapy successfully treat greater saphenous vein (GSV) reflux, according to two presentations on March 29 at the Society for Interventional ...

Comparison of endovenous treatment with an 810 nm laser versus conventional stripping of the great saphenous vein in patients with primary varicose veins. Dermatol Surg 2005 Dec; 31:1685-94.

New data from the DIVA trial show that use of drug-eluting stents or bare-metal stents may yield similar clinical outcomes in patients who need stenting of saphenous vein graft lesions.At 12 ...

Fifty-two patients with great saphenous vein incompetence underwent ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy. The efficacy criterion was the elimination of reflux measured ultrasonographically and ...

Mühlberger, D., et al. (2021) Functional repair of the great saphenous vein by external valvuloplasty reduces the vein's diameter: 6-month results of a multicentre study.

The great saphenous is useful as a graft because it is the body's longest vein, but removing it can create leg scars and risks of surgical infection or nerve damage, even when minimally invasive ...

Vein grafts are most commonly done using the great saphenous vein. 2.2. The conventional method of harvesting the saphenous vein is an 'open' technique using 1 or more incisions in the leg. This ...

Since the first patient in March 2020, the phlebologist has treated 35 GSV (‘great saphenous vein’), 38 perforating veins, 5 LLG (‘neo-saphenous veins’), 6 SSV (‘small saphenous veins ...

To report a Chinese family affected with both ectopia lentis and varicose great saphenous vein. Observational pedigree report. The family with a total of 53 members in five generations. In the ...

Doctors at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital (MGMGH) in Tiruchi successfully performed a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery on a 57-year-old man this week.