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N.S. Sadick et al. (eds.), Practical Approach to the Management and Treatment of Venous Disorders,
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4471-2891-5_9, © Springer-Verlag London 2013
9
Introduction
Over the past decade there has been an evolution
from ultrasound-guided liquid sclerotherapy [ 1 ]
to ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy [ 2, 3 ] .
Liquid sclerotherapy is used extensively to ablate
small and medium sized tributary varicies usually
with visual guidance. US guided liquid sclero-
sants have been shown to be able to close truncal
veins but their success rates, whether injected by
needle or catheter were inferior to that now
achieved with EVTA. Ultrasound-guided foam
sclerotherapy (UGFS), increasingly being
referred to as endovenous chemical ablation, may
be de fi ned as the injection into a vein of a scleros-
ing agent which has been rendered foam in order
to permanently ablate the target vein [ 4 ] .
UGFS has become a common treatment for
patients with venous incompetence [
2, 5 ] . Foam
is hyperechoic thus improving ultrasound visual-
ization of the venous lumen and enhancing safety
by minimizing the risk of extra-venous or arterial
in fi ltrations. Furthermore, foam is more effective
than liquid at lower dosages of sclerosant, effec-
tively increasing the extent of treatment possible
per session [
6 ] , and has been used as an ef fi cient
complement or alternative to microphlebectomy,
endovenous thermal ablation, or stripping for
some practioners [ 3, 6– 19 ] .
Patients with all clinical, etiologic, anatomic, and
pathophysiologic (CEAP) classes have been treated
with UGFS [ 2, 3, 5, 8– 10, 13– 30 ] . Foam sclerother-
apy has been successful in: (i) treating saphenous
veins primarily, (ii) complementing, completing, or
extending stripping or thermal ablation, (iii) and in
treating vein recurrence [ 31, 32 ] , venous malforma-
tions [ 33, 34 ] , venous aneurysms, sciatic nerve
varices [ 35 ] , and saphenous or nonsaphenous perfo-
rating veins [ 2, 3, 5, 6, 8– 10, 12– 20, 33, 35– 39 ] .
Foam Production Methods
Foam is produced by agitating a gas with a liquid
detergent sclerosing agent, most commonly via a
three-way tap or straight connector (Fig. 9.1 ) between
two syringes containing the gas and sclerosant in a
four parts gas to one part liquid ratio, described by
Tessari in 2000 [ 7 ] . Twenty to 40 agitation cycles
will produce durable microbubble foam [
8 ] .
Foam produced for injection should be durable
enough to allow adequate time for injection of the
microbubbles, but should also break down quickly
once injected to protect against gas embolization.
Sterile or room air has been most commonly
employed, but a more physiological gas such as car-
bon dioxide (CO
2
) or gas combining carbon dioxide
and oxygen (O
2
) may have the advantage of greater
solubility and less in-vivo stability than air (limited
gas embolization) [ 2, 3, 5, 9, 10, 36, 37, 40, 41 ] .
The detergents used to create foam for sclero-
sis are: sodium morrhuate, ethanolamine oleate,
sodium tetradecyl sulfate (STS), and polidocanol.
Foam Sclerotherapy
Nick Morrison
N. Morrison , M.D.
Morrison Vein Institute ,
AZ , USA
e-mail: nickmorrison2002@yahoo.com
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Most reports utilize either polidocanol or STS [ 2, 5 ]
Foam can be prepared in various concentration to
treat small or large veins [ 2, 42 ] , and can be
instilled via indwelling catheter [ 42, 43 ] or by
direct needle puncture [
44 ] .
Ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy may
be performed by the practitioner alone or with
the aid of an assistant or sonographer. If the
indwelling catheter method is used, the sclero-
therapist can easily produce high quality (small
bubble size) foam and inject it into the target
vein quickly before foam degradation occurs
(large bubbles, lower ef fi cacy, greater risk of
adverse events). If however the direct injection
method is used, it is dif fi cult to produce the foam,
image the vein by ultrasound, insert the needle,
and inject foam before degradation is apparent,
especially when using carbon dioxide or carbon-
dioxide/oxygen combination. With the direct
injection method, the practitioner may want to
use an assistant to produce the foam or a sonog-
rapher to help with imaging of the target veins
(Fig.
9.2 ), all of which make UGFS more ef fi cient
and time-effective.
Fig. 9.2 Ultrasound guided
foam sclerotherapy
performed by sclerotherapist
with the aid of a sonogra-
pher and an assistant (only
one or the other necessary)
Fig. 9.1 Top apparatus –
syringes connected by 3-way
tap (Tessari) Bottom
apparatus – syringes attached
to straight connector (Tessari
DSS)
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Imaging of the target vein for cannulation may
be in the transverse (Fig.
9.3 ) or longitudinal
view (Fig.
9.4 ). When the target vein is straight
for several centimeters, a longitudinal approach
works well. However, in tortuous veins with short
straight segments, inserting the needle along the
long axis of the transducer (Fig. 9.5 ) while view-
ing the vein in the transverse view is most
ef fi cient. This approach allows the sclerothera-
pist to visualize the needle all the way to and into
the target vein, as opposed to seeing the tip only
when it arrives at the target vein in the tranverse
view. It allows one to target a speci fi c part of the
vein that can be challenging in the longitudinal
vein with a tortuous vein.
Fig. 9.3 Super fi cial leg vein
imaged by ultrasound in
transverse format. On left ,
needle is inside vein; on
right , foam has been injected
Fig. 9.4 Longitudinal
ultrasound image of needle in
super fi cial leg vein prior to
injection of foam
Fig. 9.5 Sclerotherapist inserting needle for injection of
foam along the long axis of the transducer to allow visual-
ization of the needle all the way to the target vein
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Results of Foam Sclerotherapy
Ef fi cacy [ 3, 8, 9, 20, 21, 23, 25, 27– 30, 33, 45– 50 ]
and comparative studies [
3, 6, 9, 14– 18, 21, 23,
49, 51– 54 ] have been conducted internationally.
Successful ablation has been reported to range
from 68% [ 9 ] to 100% [ 27 ] , although interpreta-
tion of these results is dif fi cult because of the dif-
ferences in de fi nitions of success, the use of
surrogate markers (occlusion of the treated vein,
resolution of re fl ux), differing primary outcome
markers (resolution of symptoms, improved qual-
ity of life scores, recurrent varices, ulcer healing),
and the number of ultrasound-guided foam sclero-
therapy sessions needed to achieve success, among
others. Moreover, reports of follow-up periods
range from 1 month to 10 years, although the
studies reporting results of over 3 years demon-
strated success rates of 81–92% [ 8, 21, 55, 56 ] .
Methods to Improve Foam
Sclerotherapy Ef fi cacy
Guidelines [ 57 ] and suggestions to improve
ef fi cacy have included those listed in Table 9.1 .
In a review of the published and unpublished •
data available in the world literature, Jia et al.
[ 61 ] concluded that there exists insuf fi cient
data to determine the optimal volume of foam,
optimal concentration and optimal foam-pro-
ducing method.
Foam sclerotherapy of the saphenous vein via •
an indwelling catheter may better deliver scle-
rosant foam to the endothelium of the targeted
vein [ 62 ] , but according to the 2nd European
Consensus Conference on Foam Sclerotherapy,
there is no clear consensus on the use of cath-
eters for foam sclerotherapy [
14 ] .
Foam production methods that create •
microbubbles of smaller size may add to the
ef fi cacy by increasing the direct contact of the
sclerosing agent with the endothelium fi rst by
displacing blood as much as possible from the
targeted vein, and second by greatly increasing
the total surface area of the smaller bubbles to
which the active sclerosant is attached, thereby
increasing endothelial contact [ 21, 38 ] .
For similar reasons, leg elevation prior to the •
injection will also help clear blood from the
vein, thus allowing greater sclerosant contact
with the endothelium and less sclerosant mix-
ing with and deactivation by blood [ 16 ] .
Simply creating thrombosis of a target vein •
will likely not result in permanent occlusion of
the vein. Damage to or destruction of the vein
wall is necessary to ensure sclerosis [ 16, 63 ] .
Foam Safety
Many reports in the literature mention the safety
of foam sclerotherapy anecdotally [ 8, 10, 19,
24– 26, 30, 45, 48, 57, 64 ] and there are numerous
reports describing infrequent or rare neurologic
or visual disturbances [ 8, 10, 19, 21, 24, 25, 44,
47, 65 ] , A few reports examine speci fi c compli-
cations of foam [
37, 65– 69 ] but studies that criti-
cally examine the overall safety of foam for
sclerosis of abnormal leg veins remain scant [ 18,
21, 47, 54 ] . All such reports emphasize the need
for adequate training in this technique to reduce
the risk of complications.
Side effects and adverse events have been
described not only for UGFS but for all methods
of treating the super fi cial veins of the lower
extremity, surgical or nonsurgical [ 2, 3, 5, 6, 8–
10, 12– 20, 33, 36– 38, 45, 47, 70– 75 ] . Side
effects, adverse reactions, and minor or major
complications following foam sclerotherapy have
been limited in incidence and in duration. The
author has demonstrated small volume (1 mL) of
foam injected into peripheral super fi cial leg veins
Table 9.1 Guidelines and suggestions for improved
ef fi cacy of foam sclerotherapy
Agitation methods which enhance the durability and
uniformity of foam [
7, 54 ]
Increasing the concentration of the liquid sclerosant
[
19, 58 ]
Increasing the volume of foam utilized during an
injection session [
19, 59, 60 ]
Use of an indwelling catheter [
42, 43 ]
Foam production methods resulting in smallest bubble
size possible
Leg elevation (for ‘empty vein’) [
28 ]
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can be followed rapidly into the deep venous cir-
culation, into the heart, and in the presence of a
right-to-left shunt, into the cerebral circulation
within seconds [
76 ] (Fig. 9.6 ).
UGFS may have the potential for pulmonary,
visual and/or cerebral effects, particularly in a
patient with a patent foramen ovale, or other
right-to-left shunt, which may be more common
in patients with varicose veins than in the general
population.
Foam Sclerotherapy: Adverse Events
Visual disturbances or scotomas have been •
mentioned when evaluating adverse events
following foam sclerotherapy. Frequencies of
occurrence varies from 0% to 6% following
air-based foam injection [
8, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28,
30, 47, 48 ] , with most publications indicating
a frequency of less than 1%. Respiratory
dif fi culties are reported as rare [ 77 ] .
Pulmonary embolism is a concern but its occur-•
rence is rare and may relate more to other
patient conditions than to the procedure itself
[ 27 ] .
Long-term adverse pulmonary effects such as •
pulmonary fi brosis are of theoretical concern,
but not have been identi fi ed (Butler B, per-
sonal communication, 2007.x). Such effects
are considered unlikely since the dose of active
sclerosing agent that reaches the pulmonary
bed is miniscule because of rapid protein inac-
tivation [ 22 ] .
Fig. 9.6 ( a ) Four chamber view of heart on transthoracic
echocardiography. ( b ) Bubbles fi lling right atrium and
ventricle following injection of foam sclerosant into
peripheral leg vein. ( c ) Bubbles ( yellow arrow ) progress-
ing from right atrium through patent foramen ovale into
left atrium. ( d , e ) Transcranial Doppler images depicting
HITS ( blue arrows ) in middle cerebral artery following
foam injection into peripheral leg vein
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Chest tightness, paresthesia, and dry cough •
were mentioned by Bergan et al. as uncom-
mon or rare adverse events [ 28 ] .
True migraine or occular migraine was experi-•
enced by less than 1% of patients described by
Bergan et al. [
28 ] . Transient confusion had a
frequency of about 1% according to Frullini
et al. [ 21 ] . Neurasthenia has been reported but
with an insigni fi cant frequency [ 23, 26 ] .
The frequency of tissue necrosis has been •
reported as less than 2% [ 21, 28, 45 ] . This
may be secondary to the benign effects of
foam extravasated in the peri-venous tissue in
contrast to the more damaging effects of some
liquid sclerosants [ 11 ] .
As one might expect, venous thrombosis has •
also been reported [ 78 ] . Extensive femorop-
opliteal thrombosis following chemical abla-
tion is thought to be rare. A pre-procedure
historical pro fi le for familial and individual
hypercoagulable states can minimize occur-
rence of this event [ 2 ] . Extension of thrombo-
sis to the femoral or popliteal veins has been
described by several authors with an incidence
of less than 2% [ 19, 21, 30, 48, 49 ] . Calf vein
thrombosis limited to the posterior tibial or
gastrocnemius veins has also been described
with an incidence varying from near zero to
4% [ 19, 23, 26– 28, 30 ] . Such frequencies may
also be dependent on patient co-morbidities
and also may be lower for patients with simple
varicose veins as compared to patients with
advanced chronic venous insuf fi ciency.
Super fi cial thrombophlebitis, in principle, •
should be considered a direct consequence of
the treatment. This fi nding, however, is con-
sidered an adverse event if thrombophlebitis
extends beyond the region treated or if the
in fl ammation is signi fi cantly worse than com-
monly expected. Therefore it should be
expected that the reports are highly variable
and subject to individual interpretation.
Incidences have been reported varying from
1% to 11%, or even 33% for a speci fi c popula-
tion with re fl ux starting in the veins at the
groin [ 8, 21, 30, 45, 48 ] .
Hamel-Desnos described the incidence of •
hematoma at about 2% [ 12 ] . Frequency of
telangiectatic matting was insigni fi cant
according to Barrett et al. [
23, 26 ] .
Signi fi cant adverse neurologic events are •
extremely rare. Forlee et al. reported one case
of stroke following varicose vein foam injec-
tion sclerotherapy [ 74 ] . The patient was subse-
quently found to have a very large patent
foramen ovale. Anzola et al., in a 2006 report
of 420 patients, found a direct correlation
between a history of migraine and/or stroke
and the size of the right-to-left shunt [ 79 ] . More
recently Bush and colleagues have reported
serious neurologic events in two patients [ 75 ] .
The opinion of international experts has been
that these rare complications do not justify pre-
sclerotherapy screening for patent foramen
ovale or right-to-left shunts [ 14 ] . Serious inci-
dents may occur not only after foam sclerother-
apy but also after liquid sclerotherapy or
surgical stripping as attested by the reports on
cardiac arrest and brain infarct [ 70, 71, 80 ] . It is
imperative, however, that the practicing phle-
bologist have protocols to deal with such seri-
ous adverse events should one occur.
Foam Sclerotherapy: Methods
to Improve Safety
Several methods have been proposed to improve
the safety of foam sclerotherapy, Table 9.2 :
Use of biocompatible gas for foam produc-•
tion, such as carbon dioxide (CO
2
) or a com-
bination of CO
2
and oxygen (O
2
) will reduce
the incidence of visual and neurologic side
effects [ 86 ] .
Table 9.2 Guidelines and suggestions for improved
safety of foam sclerotherapy
Indwelling catheter (balloon-tipped or open-ended)
Saphenous femoral junction occlusion
Limitations on volume
Low silicon syringe
Non air-based foam
Avoidance of duplicated femoral vein thrombosis
Leg elevation pre-injection
Leg elevation post-injection
Patient immobility
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One method proposed to improve safety of •
ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy by
minimizing extravasation is to insert an
indwelling catheter or angiocatheter for the
delivery of foam rather than direct needle
injection [
42, 62, 81 ] .
A balloon-tipped catheter can be used to •
occlude the saphenous junction, theoretically
preventing foam from entering the deep
venous system when performing GSV chemi-
cao ablation. However, during a study using
just such a catheter in the author’s center, foam
bubbles could be seen by duplex examination
entering the deep venous system during bal-
loon in fl ation through small thigh perforators,
resulting in a signi fi cantly higher incidence of
deep venous thrombosis (4 of 27 patients, 15%
unpublished data [ 82 ] ). In fact many phlebolo-
gists believe it is better to have foam gradually
migrating into the deep venous system than to
have a large bolus enter the central circulation
when the occlusive balloon is de fl ated.
Limiting the volume of foamed sclerosant •
injected at any one time has been proposed as
a method to minimize the risk of symptomatic
bubble embolization [ 13, 14, 21 ] . However, in
studies of foam sclerotherapy with simultane-
ous monitoring using transthoracic echocar-
diography and transcranial Doppler, the author
has shown that the use of even very small vol-
umes of foam does not prevent foam migra-
tion to the central venous circulation or across
a PDA [
76 ] (Fig. 9.6 ).
Use of low-silicone syringes enhances foam •
stability: it is presumed because silicone helps
speed foam degradation. Thus foam will
remain of good quality longer with silicone-
free or low-silicone syringes, allowing for
more time to complete a successful injection
[
38, 83, 84 ] .
The type of gas used to create the foam will •
also in fl uence foam degradation. Tessari has
shown that a gas combination of CO
2
and O
2
with 70% CO
2
and 30% O
2
to produce foam
will result in more stable, longer-lasting foam
than pure CO
2
-based foam [ 85 ] . Because of its
presumably more rapid dissolution, CO
2
/O
2
-
based foam (70% CO
2
/30%O
2
combination)
has been shown by the author to be seven (7)
and forty (40) times less likely respectively to
produce side effects or complications com-
pared to air-based foam [
86 ] .
Maneuvers such as pre-injection and/or post-•
injection leg elevation, and limiting patient
mobility for a few minutes immediately after
injection were found to be ineffective in
eliminating foam migration into the central
circulation or for that matter the arterial cir-
culation in the presence of a right-to-left
shunt [ 87 ] .
Gibson et al. [ • 88 ] noted no cardiac, neuro-
logic, or visual fi eld changes in patients
undergoing foam sclerotherapy using a pro-
prietary manufactured polidocanol foam
(Varisolve).
Postoperative Care
Compression and ambulation are widely regarded
as the cornerstones of successful postoperative
management, no matter which modality of trun-
cal vein ablation is chosen, although Level 1 evi-
dence for the use of postoperative compression is
lacking. Extrinsic compression using foam pad-
ding, short stretch and/or elastic bandages,
30–40 mmHg compression hose, and early
ambulation and return to normal activities all
will help to minimize postoperative discomfort
and avoid complications, such as deep venous
thrombosis
Conclusion
The published clinical evidence supports UGFS
as a reasonably safe method of super fi cial
venous ablation. Ef fi cacy, simplicity, economy,
and serial applications have made UGFS an
attractive and ef fi cient treatment modality in the
armamentarium of the phlebologist. Side effects
and complications of UGFS are nearly always
transient and infrequent or rare. Evaluations of
the use of foam sclerotherapy are ongoing and
likely will result in more re fi ned evidence based
guideline that will address its indications and
methods to enhance ef fi cacy and ensure safety.
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Acknowledgements The author gratefully acknowl-
edges the contribution of Diana Neuhardt, RVT, of
Compudiagnostics for her investigational help and provi-
sion of the excellent duplex images in this manuscript.
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Summary Box
UGFS has become a common treatment •
for patients with chronic venous
insuf fi ciency.
Foam signi fi cantly enhances ef fi cacy of •
sclerotherapy.
Some infrequent or rare side effects of •
foam sclerotherapy, such as visual dis-
turbances, headache, and neurologic
events, remain of some concern.
Maneuvers designed to restrict migra-•
tion of foam are largely ineffective.
The safety pro fi le of foam sclerotherapy •
is overall excellent.
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