The effectiveness of radiofrequency ablation for varicose veins treatment

Varicous veins are very common for Russian population. The disease is an important cause of morbidity and it also negatively impact patients' quality of life. The management of it can be conservative or surgical.Open surgery has been the gold-standart treatment for varicose veins since the late 1800s, when Friedrich von Trendelenburg perfomed a med-thigh open ligation. Over the last 15 years surgical treatment has been moving towards minimally invasive endovascular techniques, less invasive than conventional surgery.