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Date Published: 23/03/2020
Online Published: 03/11/2020
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.47972/vjcts.v28i.392
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Vol. 28
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Research Article
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Thanh, N. V. V. ., & Nam, N. H. . (2020). Using radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of lower limb varicose veins. The Vietnam Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 28, 82-91. https://doi.org/10.47972/vjcts.v28i.392

Using radiofrequency ablation for the treatment of lower limb varicose veins

Nguyen Van Viet Thanh , Nguyen Hoai Nam

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Abstract

Lower limb chronic venous insufficiency is a commonly seen disease which accounted for 40.5% of people over the age of 50 years old with females having 4.25 higher prevalence compared with males [23]. The lesions could be observed in superficial, perforating, deep veins or all three venous systems in the lower extremities [2]. Superficial veins in particular could be classified in 3 groups: chronic venous insufficiency, varicose veins, and thrombophlebitis. The treatment options of lower limb chronic venous insufficiency in general and chronic venous insufficiency – varicose veins are grouped in two major categories: medication/intervention and surgery. Since 1980s-1990s, endovascular interventions for the treatment of superficial venous insufficiency – varicose veins were introduced and were the new advancement in the treatment of lower limb venous insufficiency disorders [3, 7, 11, 12, 16] .

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venous insufficiency, varicose veins, sclerotherapy by radiofrequency ablation.

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