Comparative early outcomes following primary radiofrequency ablation and polidocanol microfoam ablation of symptomatic, incompetent small saphenous veins
RFA and MFA are both safe and effective treatments for patients with symptomatic, incompetent SSVs. Both resulted in excellent clinical relief and early truncal vein closure rates. The number of ulcers healed was higher in the MFA group, but this difference was significant on univariate analysis only. Adverse thrombotic events after RFA were low and consistent with other contemporary studies, although superficial phlebitis was more frequent after MFA.
Authors
- David A. Rigberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3155-1767)
- Johnathon C. Rollo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3473-0143)
- Vincent L. Rowe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5894-2477)
- Mokhshan Ramachandran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5943-8902)
- Juan Carlos Jimenez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8419-1630)
- Peter F. Lawrence (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-3328-8057)
- Steven Farley
Institutions
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Olive View-UCLA Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Vascular Surgery Venous and Lymphatic Disorders
- Published
- 2025-03-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvsv.2025.102234
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01