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I congratulate Professor Campbell on his excellent paper about new
technics for internal saphenous vein ablation.There is no doubt that the
patients expect something better in addition to the stripping.
Unfortunately there are not enough specialists to provide day to day
echodoppler and mapping of varicous veins permiting an hemodynamic
evaluation. With this evaluation we can do a conservative treatment
without internal saphenous vein destruction. This hemodynamic treatment
(CHIVA)is possible and at present is done with excellent results by a lot
of teams in Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal and others. Why nobody
writes about this technic.
Yours
Maria de Lourdes CEROL
Cardiologist/Angiologist
Member of the Européen CHIVA Association since 1992
Lagos Portugal
Varicose veins: An Universal problem
Dear Sir
I congratulate Professor Campbell on his excellent paper about new
technics for internal saphenous vein ablation.There is no doubt that the
patients expect something better in addition to the stripping.
Unfortunately there are not enough specialists to provide day to day
echodoppler and mapping of varicous veins permiting an hemodynamic
evaluation. With this evaluation we can do a conservative treatment
without internal saphenous vein destruction. This hemodynamic treatment
(CHIVA)is possible and at present is done with excellent results by a lot
of teams in Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal and others. Why nobody
writes about this technic.
Yours
Maria de Lourdes CEROL
Cardiologist/Angiologist
Member of the Européen CHIVA Association since 1992
Lagos Portugal
Competing interests: No competing interests