APPLICATION OF ENDOVASCULAR ELECTROCOAGULATION FOR VARICOSITY

Alagulov Aleksey Aleksandrovich, Surgeon, Mordovia Republican Clinical Hospital, postgraduate student, Mordovia State University named after N. P. Ogaryov (Saransk, 63 Proletarskaya str.), Dr.alagulov@yandex.ru
Belyaev Aleksandr Nazarovich, Doctor of medical sciences, professor, head of sub-department of general surgery and anesthesiology named after N. I. Atyasov, Mordovia State University named after N.P.Ogaryov (Saransk, 63 Proletarskaya str.), belyaevan@ mail.ru

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The method of endovascular electrocoagulation was used for 48 patients (group 1). The comparison group (group 2) included 40 patients, which were operated using a combined venectomy. The article describes in detail a technique of the endovasal electrocoagulation and the applied electrodes and equipment. It is shown that the endovascular electrocoagulation is a less traumatic intervention compared to the combined venectomy. The area of subcutaneous hemorrhage is 10.8 times less and the length of skin incisions is 2.5 times less that demonstrates significant improvement of cosmetic results. In addition, the endovasal electrocoagulation leads to complete obliteration of varicose veins lumen which is quite radical.

varicose veins, endovascular electrocoagulation, venectomy, indications, technique.

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