What question did this study set out to answer?

To assess whether high saphenous injection sclerotherapy can effectively occlude the long saphenous vein as an alternative to surgical ligation in limbs with sapheno-femoral incompetence.

March 1, 1988Phlebology The Journal of Venous Disease

High Injection Sclerotherapy for Varicose Veins in the Presence of Femoro-Saphenous Reflux

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RMR. J. McFarlandQueen's University Belfast HSH J ScottUniversity College Hospital DKD. KayOchsner Health System

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Double-blind prospective trial reveals long saphenous vein occlusion in limbs with reflux, suggesting a viable alternative to surgery.

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To assess whether high saphenous injection sclerotherapy can effectively occlude the long saphenous vein as an alternative to surgical ligation in limbs with sapheno-femoral incompetence.
Conducted a double-blind prospective trial in 22 patients (44 limbs) receiving bilateral high saphenous injections.
Administered injections using either sodium tetradecyl sulphate (STD) or saline solution.
Occlusion of the proximal segment of the long saphenous vein was achieved in 63.3% of treated limbs.
Both STD and saline successfully induced venous occlusion.

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McFarland et al. (1988) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a702aec8031ec7bb1dc2a33 https://doi.org/10.1177/026835558800300107

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