Ann Phlebology.
2022 Dec;20(2):108-110. 10.37923/phle.2022.20.2.108.
Post-Endovenous Ablation Retained Guidewire Causing Severe Headache in Patient with Varicose Veins
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- KMID: 2549991
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.37923/phle.2022.20.2.108
Abstract
- Endovenous laser ablation therapy (EVLT) is an effective and safe treatment for varicose veins. Most reported complications are self-limiting. Here we report a rare case of a 29-year-old woman who was recently treated with EVLT and had a retained guidewire up to the petrosal sinus causing a severe headache.
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