Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 Venous Anatomy 1 CHAPTER 2 Noninvasive Testing 23 CHAPTER 3 Venous Pathophysiology 47 CHAPTER 4 Endovenous Thermal Ablation of Saphenous Reflux 71 CHAPTER 5 Radiofrequency Thermal Ablation 159 CHAPTER 6 Laser Thermal Ablation 173 CHAPTER 7 Chemical Ablation 185 CHAPTER 8 Treatment of Perforating Veins 201 CHAPTER 9 Ambulatory Phlebectomy 221 CHAPTER 10 Endovenous Approach to Recurrent Varicose Veins 243 CHAPTER 11 Treatment of Spider Telangiectasias 253 CHAPTER 12 Thromboembolic Disease 293 CHAPTER 13 Endovenous Placement of Inferior Vena Caval Filters 311 CHAPTER 14 Endovenous Thrombectomy and Thrombolysis 333 CHAPTER 15 Postthrombotic Syndrome 359 CHAPTER 16 Iliofemoral Venous Occlusive Disease 375 CHAPTER 17 Pelvic Congestion Syndrome and Ovarian Vein Reflux 397 CHAPTER 18 Endovenous Management of Central and Upper Extremity Veins 411 CHAPTER 19 Venous Malformations 433 CHAPTER 20 Treatment of Venous Ulcers 443 CHAPTER 21 Severity Scoring and Outcomes Measurement 457 CHAPTER 22 Evidence-Based Summary of Guidelines from the American Venous Forum and the Society for Vascular Surgery 473