Just as ablative catheter techniques have made open ligation and stripping a historic procedure, new techniques in the removal of varicose veins are challenging traditional stab phlebectomy. In the ...

The National Institute for Clinical Excellence is examining transilluminated powered phlebectomy for varicose veins and will publish guidance on its safety and efficacy to the NHS in England and Wales ...

UCLA's chief of vascular surgery picks up size 7 crochet hooks from a fabric store -- not to make sweaters or scarves but to use in a new technique he has developed to treat varicose veins. Early ...