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Phlebologie 2017; 46(02): 64-65
DOI: 10.12687/phleb2347-2-2017
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Mechano-chemical ablation in the treatment of small saphenous vein varicosis

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K. Hartmann
1   Venenzentrum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Received: 07 December 2016

Accepted: 01 February 2017

Publication Date:
04 January 2018 (online)

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Summary

In mechano-chemical ablation (MOCA) the vein to be treated is not heated but is occluded with a combination of mechanical and chemical techniques. No anaesthesia is required as access to the vein is through an 18G vein cannula, and there is no danger of nerve lesions as the technique is heat-free. MOCA is therefore particularly suitable for treating the small saphenous vein (SSV).

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Mechano-chemical ablation - SSV varicosis
 

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