One-shot scleroembolization: a new technique for the treatment of varicose veins disease of lower extremities. Preliminary results.

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this article is to present a new technique for minimally invasive treatment of varicose veins disease of lower extremities. METHODS: One-shot scleroembolization is a new technique designed for the treatment of varicose veins of the lower extremities, which associates a mechanical interruption of the sapheno-femoral junction to classic sclerotherapy with no need for surgery or anesthesia. This is achieved with the combined use of a coil positioned in the terminal portion of the great saphenous vein and a foamed sclerosant drug. RESULTS: At three months' follow-up no complications have been observed. The great saphenous vein was still occluded in all patients (nine out of nine). CONCLUSIONS: One-shot scleroembolization seems to be an effective technique for the treatment of varicose veins disease in outpatients, with the advantage of causing little distress to the patient.