Diagnostic et traitement des varices des membres inférieurs - KCE
Diagnostic et traitement des varices des membres inférieurs - KCE
Diagnostic et traitement des varices des membres inférieurs - KCE
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34 Varicose Veins <strong>KCE</strong> Reports 164<br />
6.3 SCLEROTHERAPY<br />
Adverse events reported from included studies in section 5.3 were:<br />
• tissue necrosis<br />
• skin staining/ pigmentation<br />
• matting (formation of microtelangiectasias)<br />
• induration<br />
• risk of deep venous thrombosis<br />
A large prospective, multicentre, controlled study enrolled 1025 patients undergoing<br />
foam sclerotherapy. This study reported one case of septicaemia, one transient ischemic<br />
attack and 11 venous thromboembolic events (including one pulmonary embolism) 124 .<br />
A RCT compared sclerotherapy foam concentrations (1% versus 3% polidocanol<br />
sclerosant foam) in 143 patients. At 3 years the incidence of local side effects<br />
(pigmentation and matting) did not significantly differ b<strong>et</strong>ween groups (6% and 9%<br />
respectively) 79 .<br />
A review by Guex <strong>et</strong> al. summarised the complications of sclerotherapy, based on the<br />
literature and on a French registry 125 . The estimates of the incidence of complications<br />
were higher for foam sclerotherapy (0.58%) than for liquid sclerotherapy (0.55%).<br />
Matting and residual pigmentations are common (1% to 10%) for foam sclerotherapy<br />
and uncommon (0.1% to 1%) for liquid sclerotherapy. Among the most serious<br />
complications, deep venous complications after foam sclerotherapy is the most frequent<br />
one with an estimated range b<strong>et</strong>ween 0.09% and 0.2% in the French Registry (n=12173<br />
sessions) 125 . Deep venous complications and large skin and muscular necrosis are also<br />
mentioned for liquid sclerotherapy but less frequently reported (