The complete guide to venous disease diagnosis and treatment, both medical and surgical

Includes procedure tutorial on DVD!

Widely acclaimed in its first edition, Sclerotherapy and Vein Treatment, 2e spans the entire scope of diagnosing and treating varicose and telangiectatic veins.

Reflecting both medical and surgical alternatives, this comprehensive, yet practical, guide offers cutting-edge insights from some of the world’s most prominent experts on the management of venous disease. You will find step-by-step procedural guidance, supported by hundreds of superb full-color illustrations that add clarity to the text and depict the techniques of successful cannulation.

Features:

Provides a hands-on overview of medical and surgical techniques Covers the latest advances, including new diagnostic technologies, micro-phlebectomy, foam sclerotherapy, and lasers and high intensity pulsed light Includes contraindications, difficult problems, complications, and case studies of common problems

Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. The Spectrum of Venous Disease

2. Venous Anatomy

3. Histology

4. Venous Physiology and Pathology

5. Common Patterns of Abnormal Veins: Guide and Summary by Region

6. History and Physical Examination

7. Common Clinical Presentations

8. Continuous Wave Doppler

9. Physiologic and Other Tests for Venous Evaluation

10. Venous Imaging/Duplex Ultrasound

11. Patient Education and Informed Consent

12. Sclerotherapy of Large Varicose Veins

13. Sclerotheraphy of Small Veins

14. Sclerosing Solutions

15. Compression

16. Veins at Other Sites

17. Facial Veins

18. Special Situations and Problems

19. Foam Sclerotherapy

20. Lasers and High-Intensity Pulsed Light

21. Endovenous Laser Ablation

22. Ambulatory Phlebectomy

23. RF Endovenous Occlusion (Closure or ClosureFast)

24. Minimizing and Treating Complications

25. Outfitting the Phlebology Practice

Appendix A: Manufacturers

Appendix B: Samples of Forms

Appendix C: Terminology for Billing and Encounter Forms

Index

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