Affiliation:
1. Department of Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract
Varicose veins occur in up to one-third of Western populations and are associated with clinical manifestations ranging from asymptomatic, isolated varicose veins (C2 disease) to venous ulceration. While the development of less invasive treatment options, such as endovenous ablation and sclerotherapy, have been well accepted by patients they have led to increased utilization of scarce healthcare resources. While few would argue with the treatment of acute complications such as superficial venous thrombosis and variceal haemorrhage, the role of interventional treatment in the management of lifestyle limiting symptoms and the prevention of disease progression may be debatable. Good-quality evidence does suggest that surgical management of varicose veins is associated with improved quality of life at costs below the thresholds of many Western healthcare systems. However, the progression of isolated C2 disease to advanced chronic venous insufficiency occurs infrequently and the role of treatment to prevent such progression remains undefined at present.
Subject
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine,General Medicine
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