Type:
Educational Exhibit
Keywords:
Varices, Venous access, Catheters, Ablation procedures, Ultrasound, Percutaneous, Veins / Vena cava, Interventional vascular
Authors:
R. R. G. Grkovski1, M. Santl Letonja2; 1Maribor/SI, 2MUSRKA SOBOTA/SI
DOI:
10.1594/ecr2018/C-2091
Conclusion
Mechanochemical ablation is a novel,
radiation-free,
minimally invasive endovenous treatment on a walk-in–walk-out basis.
It has few complications and a good clinical improvment.
It requires a knowledge of duplex ultrasound and vascular interventional skills,
which radiologists do poses or have the potential to master.
During their residency and post-residency training,
they acquire a broad spectrum of other ultrasound based diagnostics and interventional skills,
such as in abdomen and musculoskeletal system,
as well as develop manual dexterity from more complex vascular interventional procedures,
such as percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA).
Thus,
a radiologist could play a vital role in treatment of varicose veins.