goslasmedЛазерная медицинаLaser Medicine2071-80042686-8644Skobelkin Centre for Laser Medicine - a branch of the Federal Clinical Center for High Medical Technologies, FMBA of Russia10.37895/2071-8004-2022-26-2-31-36goslasmed-785Research ArticleОБЗОРЫREVIEWSЭндовазальные методы лечения варикозной болезни нижних конечностей. Обзор литературыEndovasal methods for the treatment of varicose veins in the lower extremities (a literature review)https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7267-7369ГавриленкоА. В.GavrilenkoA. V.

Гавриленко Александр Васильевич – доктор медицинских наук, профессор; профессор

Москва

Alexander Gavrilenko – Cand. Sci. (Med.), Professor; Professor

Moscow

a.v.gavrilenko@mail.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6590-2425ВахратьянП. Е.VakhratyanP. E.

Вахратьян Павел Евгеньевич – кандидат медицинских наук, доцент

Москва

Pavel Vakhratyan – Cand. Sci. (Med.), Associate Professor

Moscow

vahratian@mail.ruhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2789-3107АракелянА. Г.ArakelyanA. G.

Аракелян Амаля Гагиковна – аспирант

Москва

Amal Arakelyan – Cand. Sci. (Med.), postgraduate student

Moscow

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Представлен обзор исследований эндовазальных методов лечения варикозной болезни нижних конечностей. Данные методы малоинвазивны, но не являются универсальными, приводят к осложнениям и рецидивам. Невозможно выделить наиболее эффективный метод. Необходимо усовершенствование существующих и поиск новых методов лечения, персонификация их для каждого пациента.

The authors present a review on endovasal techniques applied for the treatment of varicose veins in the lower extremities. These techniques are minimally invasive, though are not universal. They still have complications and relapses. To select the most effective one among them is not an easy task. We are facing the need to improve the existing modalities and to look for the new ones aimed to personalize care for each patient.

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