Table 2.
Positive findings on follow-up imaging tabulated against return of symptoms
| Case | Doppler ultrasonography at 6 weeks | Duplex ultrasonography at 1 year | Return of symptoms? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case 11 | Varicosities arising below segment of ablated above-knee GSV | No reflux at GSV | Yes |
| Case 22 | Varicose anterior thigh vein tributary | No reflux at GSV | Yes |
| Case 29 | Portions of right GSV open but no reflux demonstrated | No reflux at GSV | Yes |
| Case 89 | Patent GSV with apparent pulsatile flow | No 1-year imaging | NA |
| Case 24 | No reflux to GSV/SFJ | No reflux at GSV, SSV incompetence | Yes |
| Case 57 | No reflux to GSV/SFJ right | Incompetence and patent GSV right only | No |
| Case 58 | No reflux to GSV/SFJ left | Minor reflux left | No |
| Case 65 | No reflux to GSV/SFJ | Anterior thigh vein varicosity with SFJ incompetence | WN |
| Case 73 | No reflux to GSV/SFJ | Anterior thigh vein reflux | NA |
| Case 78 | No reflux to GSV/SFJ left | GSV ablated varicosities draining to anterior thigh vein | Yes |
| Case 81 | No reflux to GSV/SFJ right | GSV ablated, SFV and popliteal vein incompetence right | No – physiotherapy for swelling to right leg |
| Case 85 | No reflux to GSV/SFJ | GSV occluded to knee, distal reflux at below-knee GSV | NA |
GSV = great saphenous vein; NA = no answer on three separate occasions; SFJ = saphenofemoral junction; SFV = superficial femoral vein; SSV = small saphenous vein; WN = wrong number (no up-to-date contact details available to hospital)