Nearly 200 doctors and researchers from across the country discussed thetreatment of chronic venous insufficiency at a medical educationprogramme in HCM City last week.
The programme featured livesurgeries performed by Dr. Olivier Hartung from France's AssistancePublique – Hopitaux de Marseille together with doctors from the HCM CityUniversity Medical Centre.
Most people with CVI fail to bediagnosed or properly treated at an early enough stage since theyusually ignore early symptoms like swelling in the lower legs and painor tiredness in the legs, according to Assoc. Prof. Le Nu Thi Hoa Hiepof the HCM City University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
Ignored, it could cause pulmonary embolism that can often be fatal.
CVI affects retired people more and women are more susceptible than men, she said.
Itis most treatable in the early stages, with the basic treatmentprotocol prohibiting prolonged sitting or standing and requiring regularexercise, losing weight and practising good skin hygiene.
Endovenousthermal ablation, a new technique that uses laser or high-frequencyradio waves to create intense local heat in the affected vein, was amongthe topics discussed at the programme organised by the HCM CityUniversity Medical Centre.-VNA
The programme featured livesurgeries performed by Dr. Olivier Hartung from France's AssistancePublique – Hopitaux de Marseille together with doctors from the HCM CityUniversity Medical Centre.
Most people with CVI fail to bediagnosed or properly treated at an early enough stage since theyusually ignore early symptoms like swelling in the lower legs and painor tiredness in the legs, according to Assoc. Prof. Le Nu Thi Hoa Hiepof the HCM City University of Medicine and Pharmacy.
Ignored, it could cause pulmonary embolism that can often be fatal.
CVI affects retired people more and women are more susceptible than men, she said.
Itis most treatable in the early stages, with the basic treatmentprotocol prohibiting prolonged sitting or standing and requiring regularexercise, losing weight and practising good skin hygiene.
Endovenousthermal ablation, a new technique that uses laser or high-frequencyradio waves to create intense local heat in the affected vein, was amongthe topics discussed at the programme organised by the HCM CityUniversity Medical Centre.-VNA
