title: Application of radiofrequency ablation procedure on a morbidly obese patient with a venous ulcer and large saphenous vein.
abstract: Venous ulcers that occur due to chronic venous insufficiency are seen on the upper medial malleol of the ankle. Treatment of venous ulcers is protracted and generally the success rate is low. Co-morbid factors play an important role in the success of treatment of venous ulcers. In this case report, we demonstrate successful venous ulcer treatment in a morbidly obese patient with co-morbid conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Kepez, Çanakkale, Turkey. yener@comu.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Ali Ümit
authors.initials: AÜ
authors.lastname: Yener
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology,Turkiye Yuksek Ihtisas Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Özlem
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Yener
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hikmet Selçuk
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Gedik
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Kepez, Çanakkale, Turkey.
authors.forename: Turgut
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Özkan
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayşe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lafçi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Kerim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Çağli
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery