A CASE OF VEIN RECANALIZATION AFTER GLUE ABLATION ON A PATIENT RECEIVING PERMANENT ANTITHROMBOTIC THERAPY

Cyanoacrylate adhesive closure (CAC) of varicose veins of the lower limbs has been in practical use for more than a decade. The main advantages of CAC are avoidance of tumescent anesthesia and post-interventional compression. In this clinical report we illustrate a case of glue ablation in a patient receiving life-long antithrombotic therapy (warfarin). The follow-up on 1, 3, 6 and 12 months post-procedure has shown occlusion of the target saphenous veins. However, following 36 months post intervention, recanalization of one of the two previously occluded veins has been detected.