Year 2012 Vol. 20 No 4

LECTURES, REVIEWS

A.A. BAESHKO, S.N. TIKHON, E.V. KRYZHOVA, P.V. MARKAUTSAN, V.F. VARTANYAN, V.M. DECHKO, K.M. KOVALEVICH, N.G. SHESTAK

FOAM-FORM SCLEROTHERAPY: HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND PRESENT-DAY FINDINGS

EE “Belarusian State Medical University”, Minsk
The Republic of Belarus

Sclerotherapy is a modern, safe and effective method of the chronic venous diseases treatment, which has gained a great popularity among phlebologists of all countries. During the past decade the qualitatively new technology, a foam scleraobliteration of veins, based on the injection of the preparation in the form of small dispersed foam has been introduced into the clinical practice. Ultrasound control of the procedure not only simplifies the stage of the dilated veins puncture, but also gives an opportunity to estimate immediate and long-term results of the treatment. The principles of the foam-form sclerotherapy, the history of its development, efficacy and possible side-effects are viewed in this article on the literature basis using electronic resources of PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE.

Keywords: varicosity, foam-form sclerotherapy, ultrasound-controlled sclerotherapy
p. 101 – 110 of the original issue
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e-mail: dr_shestak@gmail.com,
Shestak Nikita Gennadevich
Information about the authors:
Baeshko A.A., Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy chair of EE “Belarusian State Medical University”
Tikhon S.N., Candidate of Medical Sciences Associate Professor of the Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy Chair of EE “Belarusian State Medical University”
Kryzhova E.V., Candidate of Medical Sciences Associate Professor of the Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy Chair of EE “Belarusian State Medical University”
Markautsan P.V., Candidate of Medical Sciences Associate Professor of the Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy Chair of EE “Belarusian State Medical University”
Vartanyan V.F., Candidate of medical sciences Associate Professor of the Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy Chair of EE “Belarusian State Medical University”
Dechko V.M., Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy Chair of EE “Belarusian State Medical University”
Kovalevich K.M., Candidate of medical sciences, Associate Professor of the Operative Surgery and Topographic Anatomy Chair of EE “Belarusian State Medical University”
Shestak N.G., A 5-year Student of the Medical Faculty of EE “Belarusian State Medical University”
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