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. 2019 Jun;34(5):303-310.
doi: 10.1177/0268355518798283. Epub 2018 Oct 18.

A history of injection treatments - II sclerotherapy

Kenneth Myers  1
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A history of injection treatments - II sclerotherapy

Kenneth Myers. Phlebology. 2019 Jun.

Abstract

Introduction: Sclerotherapy in all its current forms is based on experience going back to the 1850s.

Methods: To trace the evolution of sclerotherapy over the past 250 years, using the internet for past documentation and the literature.

Conclusion: Sclerotherapy principles were established long ago, although current modifications have been made possible by the introduction of detergent sclerosants and ultrasound guidance.

Keywords: Chronic venous disease; sclerotherapy.

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