Phlebectomy versus Sclerotherapy in Varicose Vein Patients: A Comparative Study. 2023

M P Ahmed, and S U Khan, and R Hasan, and M N Sabah, and L N Begum, and M S Islam, and M Islam
Dr SM Parvez Ahmed, Assistant Professor, Department of Vascular Surgery, National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (NICVD), Dhaka, Bangladesh; E-mail: smparvezahmed27@gmail.com.

Varicose veins are part of the spectrum of chronic venous disease and include spider telangiectasias, reticular veins, and true varicosities. It may present without advanced signs of chronic venous insufficiency. Sclerotherapy is a treatment choice for patients with varicose veins of lower extremity; it uses the intravenous injection of chemical drugs to achieve the goal of inflammatory occlusion. Phlebectomy, a minimally invasive procedure usually used for higher diameter of varicose veins at the surface of the skin. Objective of the study was to compare the outcome of Phlebectomy and Sclerotherapy in varicose vein patients. It was a quasi experimental study was conducted in the Department of Vascular Surgery in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka during the period of June 2019 to May 2020. Patients admitted with varicose vein and varicosity of the lower limbs with valves and perforator incompetence in the Department of Vascular Surgery, BSMMU, Dhaka, Bangladesh. During this period 60 patients were selected purposive randomly. Patients were divided to 30 patients were treated with Phlebectomy (Group I) 30 patients were treated with Sclerotherapy (Group II). Data were collected according to the pre-designed semi-structured data collection sheet. After editing data analysis were carried out by using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 22.0 Windows software. This study shows average age 40.73±15.50 years in Phlebectomy (Group I) and 38.43±11.08 years in Sclerotherapy (Group II). Males are more commonly involved than females between two groups which was 76.7% in Phlebectomy (Group I) and 70.0% in Sclerotherapy (Group II). The change CEAP improved to 93.3% in patients who underwent phlebectomy when compared to 83.3% in patients who underwent sclerotherapy. During the follow-up with duplex at treated veins showed 93.3% complete occlusion of treated veins in the phlebectomy group, while only 70.0% of the patients in the sclerotherapy group showed evidence of complete occlusion. In phlebectomy group recurrence of leg varicosities were found 6.7% of the patients, while 26.7% of the patients in the sclerotherapy group. The difference was statistically significant between two groups (p=0.038). This study shows phlebectomy to be much better option than sclerotherapy for the treatment of varicose veins and hence can be used routinely. Both phlebectomy and sclerotherapy not only revealed minimal time taken for return to normal activity but also proved to be safer with regard to complications.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D005260 Female Females
D006760 Hospitalization The confinement of a patient in a hospital. Hospitalizations
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D001459 Bangladesh A country in Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India. The capital is Dhaka.
D014648 Varicose Veins Enlarged and tortuous VEINS. Varices,Varix,Varicose Vein,Vein, Varicose,Veins, Varicose
D014656 Vascular Surgical Procedures Operative procedures for the treatment of vascular disorders. Vascular Surgery,Procedure, Vascular Surgical,Procedures, Vascular Surgical,Surgical Procedure, Vascular,Surgical Procedures, Vascular,Vascular Surgical Procedure,Surgeries, Vascular,Surgery, Vascular,Vascular Surgeries
D015911 Sclerotherapy Treatment of varicose veins, hemorrhoids, gastric and esophageal varices, and peptic ulcer hemorrhage by injection or infusion of chemical agents which cause localized thrombosis and eventual fibrosis and obliteration of the vessels. Sclerotherapies

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