title: Positioning for Endovenous Laser Ablation: Comparative Study with Thigh Stripping.
abstract: We performed a comparative study of surgical outcomes and venous functions between endovenous laser ablation with a 980-nm diode laser (EV group) and thigh stripping (ST group). There were no severe complications and initial success rates were 100% in both groups. In the EV group, preoperative symptoms improved in 94.3% of cases, the venous occlusion rate was 98%, and endovenous heat induced thrombosis had occurred in 11.9% (Class 3: 0.7%) at 12 months after the operation. Although comparative study of postoperative venous function by air plethysmography showed significant improvement in both groups, there was less recovery of postoperative venous function in the EV than in the ST group. (This article is a translation of J Jpn Coll Angiol 2015; 55: 13-20.).
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tabuchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Hisao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Masaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yunoki
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamasawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takiuchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Noriaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kuwada
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiological Laboratory, Kawasaki Medical School Hospital, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tanemoto
keywords: 980-nm diode laser; air plethysmography; endovenous laser ablation; primary varicose vein of saphenous trunk; stripping