title: [Minimally invasive surgical treatment for venous leg ulcer].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate therapeutic effects of endovenous laser treatment (ELT) and subfascial endoscopic perforator surgery (SEPS) in the treatment of venous leg ulcer (VLU).
  
  
  METHODS
  ELT and SEPS were performed in 10 patients with VLU (involving 10 legs). Among them, external valvuloplasty was performed in 4 legs with deep venous valve insufficiency.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ulcer of the 10 legs healed within 10-60 days after the operation, and follow-up study ranging from 2 to 8 months with the average of 6 months revealed no recurrences.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  ELT combined with SEPS provides an effective approach for VLU treatment with minimal invasion, and when combined with external valvuloplasty, this approach may effectively reduce ulcer recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China. wlpok@tom.com
authors.forename: Liang-ping
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Zong-hai
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yu-xin
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zheng-yong
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods