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  2. Endovenous laser treatment - Wikipedia

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    Endovenous laser treatment treats varicose veins using an optical fiber that is inserted into the vein to be treated, and laser light, normally in the infrared portion of the spectrum, [1] shines into the interior of the vein. This causes the vein to contract, and the optical fiber is slowly withdrawn.

  3. Vein stripping - Wikipedia

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    Vein stripping is a surgical procedure done under general or local anaesthetic to aid in the treatment of varicose veins and other manifestations of chronic venous disease. The vein "stripped" (pulled out from under the skin using minimal incisions) is usually the great saphenous vein. The surgery involves making incisions (usually the groin ...

  4. Varicose veins - Wikipedia

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    Research has also shown the importance of pelvic vein reflux (PVR) in the development of varicose veins. Varicose veins in the legs could be due to ovarian vein reflux. [19] [20] Both ovarian and internal iliac vein reflux causes leg varicose veins. This condition affects 14% of women with varicose veins or 20% of women who have had vaginal ...

  5. Vascular surgery - Wikipedia

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    Lower extremity varicose veins is the condition in which the superficial veins become tortuous (snakelike) and dilated (enlarged) to greater than 3 mm (0.12 in) in the upright position. [24] Incompetent or faulty valves are often present in these veins when investigated with duplex ultrasonography.

  6. Sclerotherapy - Wikipedia

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    Both Debout and Cassaignaic reported success in treating varicose veins by injecting perchlorate of iron in 1853. [8] Desgranges in 1854 cured 16 cases of varicose veins by injecting iodine and tannin into the veins. [7] This was approximately 12 years after the probable advent of great saphenous vein stripping in 1844 by Madelung. [8]

  7. Chronic venous insufficiency - Wikipedia

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    Surgical treatment of CVI attempts a cure by physically changing the veins with incompetent valves. Surgical treatments for CVI include the following: Ligation. [15] Tying off a vein to prevent blood flow; Vein stripping. [15] Removal of the vein. Surgical repair. [15] Endovenous Laser Ablation; Vein transplant. [15] Subfascial endoscopic ...

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