Members of this Guideline Writing Committee (GWC) were selected by the European Society
for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) to represent physicians involved in management of patients …

Chronic venous disease is a common disorder associated with a variety of symptoms in later
disease stages but also with complications such as venous leg ulcer. This, in turn, has …

Background Ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy and endovenous laser ablation are
widely used alternatives to surgery for the treatment of varicose veins, but their comparative …

Background Many case series have been published on treatments of varicose veins, but
comparative randomized controlled trials remain sparse. Objective To compare the anatomic …

OBJECTIVES AND DESIGN: A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to
compare clinical outcomes between endovenous laser ablation (EVLA), radiofrequency …

Objective To compare the long-term clinical efficacy of endovenous laser ablation (EVLA)
with high ligation and stripping (HLS) as standard treatment for great saphenous vein (GSV) …

Background Short (or small) saphenous vein (SSV) varices occur as a result of an
incompetent sapheno‐popliteal junction, where the SSV joins the popliteal vein, resulting in …

Abstract Background A Health Technology Assessment was conducted to evaluate the
relative clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of minimally invasive techniques (foam …

Background Many surgical approaches are available to treat varicose veins secondary to
chronic venous insufficiency. One of the least invasive techniques is the ambulatory …

BACKGROUND: Foam sclerotherapy (foam) and endovenous laser ablation (EVLA) have
emerged as alternative treatments to surgery for patients with varicose veins, but uncertainty …