[Minimally invasive surgical treatment for venous leg ulcer].
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.
Wu
Liang-ping
LP
Department of General Surgery, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510282, China. wlpok@tom.com
Huang
Zong-hai
ZH
Wang
Jun
J
Zhang
Yu-xin
YX
Xie
Zheng-yong
ZY
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