Falvo, N.; Latreche, A.; Chevallier, O.; Ledan, F.; Jandot, M.; Daoud, H.; Fréchier, L.; Loffroy, R. Cyanoacrylate Glue for Treating Chronic Saphenous Vein Insufficiency: A Retrospective Observational Single-Center Study. Diagnostics2023, 13, 2313.
Falvo, N.; Latreche, A.; Chevallier, O.; Ledan, F.; Jandot, M.; Daoud, H.; Fréchier, L.; Loffroy, R. Cyanoacrylate Glue for Treating Chronic Saphenous Vein Insufficiency: A Retrospective Observational Single-Center Study. Diagnostics 2023, 13, 2313.
Falvo, N.; Latreche, A.; Chevallier, O.; Ledan, F.; Jandot, M.; Daoud, H.; Fréchier, L.; Loffroy, R. Cyanoacrylate Glue for Treating Chronic Saphenous Vein Insufficiency: A Retrospective Observational Single-Center Study. Diagnostics2023, 13, 2313.
Falvo, N.; Latreche, A.; Chevallier, O.; Ledan, F.; Jandot, M.; Daoud, H.; Fréchier, L.; Loffroy, R. Cyanoacrylate Glue for Treating Chronic Saphenous Vein Insufficiency: A Retrospective Observational Single-Center Study. Diagnostics 2023, 13, 2313.
Abstract
Endovenous thermal methods are superseding surgical stripping for treating chronic superficial venous disease but require tumescent anesthesia and can cause heat-related nerve injuries. Endovenous cyanoacrylate ablation is a more recent technique that does not share these drawbacks. Retrospective observational study of consecutive adults managed with endovenous cyanoacrylate in 2018–2021 at a single university center. Follow-up was 18 months. We identified factors associated with target vein closure at 18 months and measured changes in quality of life using the generic 36-item Short-Form tool (SF-36) and the venous disease-specific VEINES-QOL/Sym questionnaire. Adverse events were collected. In the 55 study patients with 67 treated veins, the closure rate at 18 months was 94% (95%CI, 85%–98%). Target vein diameter ≥9.5 mm had 81% sensitivity and 75% specificity for predicting recanalization. Both quality-of-life scores improved significantly (P<0.001 for both). The only adverse event was a type IV allergic reaction to cyanoacrylate that resolved with corticosteroid and histamine-antagonist therapy. Endovenous cyanoacrylate ablation was highly effective and safe in experienced hands. Studies are warranted to determine whether changes in the protocol increase the closure rate in patients with target veins ≥9.5 mm in diameter.
Keywords
endovenous cyanoacrylate ablation; venous insufficiency; quality of life
Subject
Medicine and Pharmacology, Clinical Medicine
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