TechnicalFeasibilityandEarlyResultsofRadiologicallyGuidedFoamSclerotherapyforTreatmentofVaricoseVeinsLONGLI,MD,XUAN-YANGHONG,MB,XIN-QIAOZENG,MB,PEI-LINLUO,MB,QIONGYI,MB�BACKGROUNDDuplexultrasoundguidanceoffoamsclerotherapyhasbeenestablishedasaroutineandstandardtreatmentofvaricoseveins,butduplex-guidedtechniqueisnotperfectbecauseofitsinherentshortcomings,andcorrelativecomplicationshavebeenreported
Moreover,noteverycountryorregionoftheworldcanuseduplexultrasoundguidanceforfoamsclerotherapy
OBJECTIVETodescribeanoriginaltechniqueofusingradiologicallyguidedfoamsclerotherapyforthetreatmentoflegvaricoseveinsandtoevaluatethetechnicalfeasibilityandearlyresults
MATERIALSANDMETHODSFifty-ninelegsof41patients(23male,18female;medianage47,range25–75)withlegvaricoseveinstreatedusingradiologicallyguidedfoa