BioMedical Institute

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Medicine

Occlusion of the Great and Small Saphenous Vein Using Copolymeric Glue Based on N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate and Methacryloxy Sulfolane

Claudio Pecis^*1,2,3, Pier Luca Bellandi-Alberti^*2,3, Miriam Fumagalli^*1

¹Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Angiology Functional Unit, Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital, ²Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Angiology Functional Unit, Montallegro Clinic, ³Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Angiology Functional Unit, BioMedical Institute

Here, we present a protocol to treat the great saphenous vein (GSV) and the small saphenous vein (SSV) affected by severe pathological reflux, using an original sclerosing and embolizing cyanoacrylate-based glue composed of N-butyl cyanoacrylate and methacryloxy sulfolane (NBCA+MS).