title: [Well-Tried and New Ones – Update Varicose Vein Treatment 2016].
abstract: Venous leg symptoms are frequent, but their relevance is frequently underestimated. With the introduction of effective, minimal-invasive endovenous treatment modalities the treatment of varicose veins has recently made major advances. The basis of every treatment decision is a competent anamnesis, clinical investigation and duplex scan. Outpatient varicose vein treatment using endovenous methods has been proofed to be at least as effective as traditional varicose vein surgery but is associated with fewer adverse events. Accordingly, the endovenous methods are exspected to replace surgery as goldstandard treatment and endovenous thermal vein ablation (Laser/Radiofrequency) is accepted by the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health for general reimbursment since 1st january 2016. All currently available methods have their advantages and limitations, the individual selection based on the present symptoms, anatomic findings and patients’ preferences is fundamental for an optimal treatment result and maximized patient satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: 1 Gefässpraxis am See, St. Anna im Bahnhof, Luzern.|2 Angiologie, Universitätsspital Basel.
authors.forename: Heiko
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uthoff
authors.affiliation: 2 Angiologie, Universitätsspital Basel.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Spinedi
authors.affiliation: 3 Gefässchirurgie, Kantonsspital Winterthur.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lattmann
authors.affiliation: 4 Angiologie, Spital Limmattal, Schlieren/Zürich.
authors.forename: Pavel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Broz
authors.affiliation: 2 Angiologie, Universitätsspital Basel.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Staub
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D057510:Endovascular Procedures / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000379:methods; D053828:Stockings, Compression; D018616:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Krampfadern; Laser; Radiofrequenz; Varikose; ablation endoveineuses; endovenous ablation; endovenöse Behandlung; laser; radiofrequency; radiofréquence; traitement des veines variqueuses; varicose vein treatment