Endovenous laser therapy versus radiofrequency ablation of the Long Saphenous vein; analysis of the early postoperative complications

Abstract

Ligation and stripping was the most frequently used therapeutic option in the treatment of varicose veins. However, with the technological advances, there has been a lot of evolving minimally invasive techniques using endovenous methods with a lot of ongoing research into their efficacy in treating the disease and the possible complications. The most commonly used endovenous ablation techniques are endovenous laser and radiofrequency. To compare between early postoperative complications in Endovenous laser therapy versus radiofrequency ablation of the great saphenous vein. This is a prospective cohort study which includes patients presented to Egyptian Railway Medical Center vascular clinic between Jan 2019 to Jan 2021 with primary lower limb(s) varicose veins, and undergoing endovenous thermal ablation of the great saphenous vein. Patients were randomly divided into 2 groups; endovenous laser ablation and radiofrequency ablation. Comparison between the 2 groups was done regarding successful ablation rate, post-operative complications and improvement of symptoms. 43 patients were included in our study, 18 patients