title: Microfoam ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy of varicose veins in 100 legs.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To demonstrate the efficacy of duplex-guided foam sclerotherapy measured against patient symptom relief and quality of life.
  
  
  METHODS
  An analysis was performed of 100 randomly chosen legs with varicose veins treated with ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy with a mean follow-up of 22.5 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An average number of 2.1 treatments using an average of 8.7 mL of foam sclerosing solution were required to close incompetent varicose veins. Thirty-one percent of leg varicose veins required a second treatment at 3 months; 100% of patients felt that their legs were successfully treated with resolution of all symptoms in 85% and resolution in all varicose veins in 92%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy is effective in treating varicose veins with high patient satisfaction with results and improvement in quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Palm Clinic, Auckland, New Zealand. johnbarrett@palmclinic.co.nz
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Barrett
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ockelford
authors.forename: Mitchel P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Goldman
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012597:Sclerosing Solutions / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D012597:Sclerosing Solutions