Effectiveness of endovenous ablation techniques and surgery for great saphenous vein incompetence: a comprehensive meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Sci Rep · 2026 · PMC13057195 · PMID 41764322

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Moreover, reintervention rates over 10 years were roughly double for EVLA (36% of patients) compared to surgery (17%), although this difference had borderline significance.

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