TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Ambulatory Phlebectomy
A1  - Weiss, Robert A.
A1  - Weiss, Margaret A.
A1  - Beasley, Karen L.
PY  - 2012
T2  - Sclerotherapy and Vein Treatment, 2e
AB  - This  safe,  aesthetic,  and  effective  operative  technique  developed  by  dermatologists  enables  the  physician  to  remove  nearly  any  incompetent  vein  after  saphenofemoral  and  saphenopopliteal  reflux  has  been  eliminated  by  endovenous  ablation.  The  saphenofemoral  junction  (SFJ)  and  saphenopopliteal  junction  (SPJ)  should  never  be  treated  by  simple  phlebectomy  but  require  endovenous  ablation.  Large  truncal  veins  can  be  removed  by  this  method,  together  with  their  major  tributaries,  perforators,  and  reticular  veins,  including  small  reticular  veins  that  supply  annoying  telangiectasias.  A  sharp  phlebectomy  hook  enables  the  extraction  of  veins  through  skin  incisions  or  needle  punctures  as  small  as  1  mm.  A  vein  that  has  been  removed  by  this  method  is  gone  permanently.  The  small  size  of  the  skin  punctures  usually  results  in  minimal  or  no  scar.  In  comparison  with  sclerotherapy,  surgical  extraction  avoids  the  risks  of  intra-arterial  injection,  extravasation  skin  necrosis,  and  residual  hyperpigmentation.  
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PB  - McGraw Hill LLC
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1175621516
ER  -