The purpose of this study is to compare two therapeutic procedures in the treatment of isolated varicosis of the anterior accessory great saphenous vein (AAGSV): crossectomy and avulsion of the varicose AAGSV versus foam sclerotherapy of the AAGSV.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
crossectomy and avulsion of the varicose anterior accessory great saphenous vein (AAGSV) under local anesthesia
foam sclerotherapy with aethoxysclerol foam
Medical University of Vienna, Department of General Dermatology
Vienna, Vienna, Austria
duplex-sonographic recurrence after 3 years
duplex-sonographic recurrence is defined as reverse blood flow of \> 0.5 sec along the anterior accessory great saphenous vein (AAGSV) in the sclerotherapy group or in new anterior thigh varicosities connected to the previous saphenofemoral junction (NATV) in the surgical group.
Time frame: 3 years
duplex-sonographic recurrence after 1 year
duplex-sonographic recurrence is defined as reverse blood flow of \> 0.5 sec along the AAGSV in the sclerotherapy group or in new anterior thigh varicosities connected to the previous saphenofemoral junction (NATV) in the surgical group
Time frame: 1 year
clinical recurrence
Clinical recurrence is evaluated by determination of the current Clinical-Etiology- Anatomy- Pathophysiology (CEAP) classification and reappearance of new varicose veins in the treated area
Time frame: 1 year and 3 years
neovascularisation in the saphenofemoral junction
Time frame: 1 year and 3 years
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