Endovenous chemical ablation and trendelenburg’s (eCAT) operation for treating great saphenous vein varicosities: a single-arm open-label interventional study
The eCAT is a safe, effective, and minimally invasive procedure for GSV varicosities treatment, achieving durable clinical outcomes with minimal complications and significant pain reduction.
Authors
- Nehal Farouk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2315-6975)
- Ahmed K. Sakr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8619-3154)
- Rasha S. Farag (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2691-0032)
- Walied Khereba
- Elsayed Mohamed Abd El-Hamid
- Waleed E. Elshinawy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3003-7168)
- Reda Othman Abbas
- Mohamed Yahia Zakaria
- Osama Moeen
- Ahmed Mohammed Atef
- Mohamed Emad Eldin
- Shimaa M. Elhalafawy
- Elsayed Hadhoud
- Hussien Montaser
- Amr Bakr Mahmoud Elashry
- Ahmed Ibrahim Badran
- Ahmed MT Radwan
- Sameh E. Elimam
- Mohamed Ahmed Agena
- Ayman Amen MohyElden
- Khaled Attia
- Al Metwaly Ragab
Institutions
- Damietta University (EG)
- Mansoura University (EG)
- Al-Azhar University (EG)
- Tanta University (EG)
- Birmingham Accident Hospital (GB)
- Tanta University Hospital (EG)
- NIHR Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (GB)
- Ministry of Health and Population (EG)
- Assiut University (EG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Langenbeck s Archives of Surgery
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00423-025-03964-6
- Primary Topic
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00