This document discusses endovenous steam ablation (SVS) of saphenous veins and tributaries. SVS allows for treatment of the great saphenous vein, small saphenous vein, tributaries, and perforating veins in a single procedure without additional techniques. The document presents two case studies and results from 730 patients treated with SVS showing high efficacy and low complication rates like skin pigmentation, minor burns, and paresthesia. It provides tips for catheter navigation and burn prevention. The conclusion is that SVS is an effective and safe ablation technique useful for large varicosities, saphenous trunks, recurrent varicosities, and incompetent perforators.
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Potential advantages of steam ablation of varicose veins
1. Endovenous steam ablation of saphenous trunk
and big tributaries:
When I see the potential advantages of SVS method?
Micha? Molski MD PhD
CRACOW 08.12.2016
3. ? Endovenous thermal ablation techniqe
? Allows treatment of GSV/SSV truncs
? Allows treatment of tributaries
? Allows treatment of perforating veins
ALL IN ONE PROCEDURE
Without additional techniques (miniphlebectomy or sclerotherapy)
BUT
May be combined with any of other phlebological technique
Steam Vein Sclerosis - Venosteam
12. S.J. Before 6 days after 100 days after
SVS - Results
13. S.J. Before 6 days after 35 days after
SVS - Results
14. 730 C2-C6 patients treated 10.2013 C 10. 2016
x SVT - 15%
x Skin hiperpigmentation C 10%
x Minor skin burns C 10%
x Paresthesia C 3%
x Infection C 1%
x Allergic reactions 1%
x EHIT 0,5%
x Symptomatic DVT 0%
x Recanalisation
x Total C 3%
x Partial 15%
SVS - Complications
15. SVS C tricks and tips
navigation
? Shaping of catheter tip to cross single tortuosities
16. ? Intermittent ablation of long trunks
? Cooling an enty site during ablation
SVS C tricks and tips
catheter entry site burn prevention
17. Conclusions
SVS is an efficatious and safe ablative technique
SVS is very useful in treatment of coexistance of:
? Big varicosities
? Big diameter saphenous trunk
? Reccurent varicosities
? Incompetent perforators