Internal Compression Therapy, A Novel Method In The Treatment Of Deep Venous Insufficiency: 18-Month Clinical Results
PHLEBOLOGY(2021)
Abstract
ObjectiveTo present 18-month clinical results for internal compression therapy (ICT) applied percutaneously and as a novel method in the treatment of primary deep venous insufficiency.Material and MethodThirty patients diagnosed with isolated primary femoral vein (FV) insufficiency between October 2017 and February 2018 were included in the study. Pre-procedural femoral vein diameters and reflux durations were measured. CEAP classification and Venous Clinical Severity Score (VCSS) were recorded. Pre-procedural CEAP classifications were CEAP 4 in nine patients and CEAP 3 in 21. Quality of life assessments were carried out using a Chronic Venous Insufficiency Questionnaire (CIVIQ-2). FV diameters were then reduced, and valve coaptation was established with the percutaneous application of hyaluronic acid and cyanoacrylate injected adjacent to a valve with non coapting leaflets. Venous diameters and reflux duration were again measured immediately after the procedure. Patients were followed-up at months 1, 6, and 18, at which times all parameters were re-evaluated.ResultsEighteen of the 30 patients were women, and 12 were men. The mean duration of the procedure was 22.7 +/- 2.9 (20-30) min. Patients' FV diameters were 12.8 (11-14.7) mm before the procedure, 9.9 (9-11.5) mm immediately after, and also 9.9 (9-11.2) mm after 1.5 years (p < 0.001). Pre-procedural reflux duration ranged between 2 and 6 (median: 3) sec, and no reflux was observed in any patient immediately or one month after the procedure (p < 0.001). At 18-month follow-up, reflux lasting only 1 sec was determined in two patients. VCSS scores were 11 (10-12) pre-procedurally and 6 (4-9) at 18 months (p < 0.001). Venous Quality of Life scores were 32 (30-36) before the procedure and 18 (14-24) at 18 months (p < 0.001).ConclusionPreliminary investigation of the injection of cyanoacrylate and hyaluronic acid around one valve in an incompetent FV can result in improved hemodynamics, CEAP, VCSS and patient QOL at 18 months, without complications.
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Key words
Chronic venous insufficiency, deep venous insufficiency, venous reflux
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