Enfermedad venosa crónica. Conceptos actuales y avances terapéuticos

Correcting VHT with postural measures and compression therapy and venoactive drugs to act on its consequences are the basic pillars of medical treatment and are generally applied. Surgical treatment of varices is of proven benefit compared to conservative treatment in patients who are candidates for it. Surgical techniques have seen huge advances over the past decade and the classical paradigm of phlebo-extraction has been changed for endoluminal treatments. Sclerotherapy plays an essential role for aesthetic situations, for the elderly and frail or for patients at high surgical risk.