Superficial vein
thrombosis (SVT) is a common complication of
varicose veins. Treatment may be surgical by removal of the superficial clots under
local anesthetic or medical in association with elastic compression and mobilization. In this study 83 patients with SVT were randomised in treatments groups: A--superficial
thrombectomy and elastic compression (EC); B--
Ca Heparin (0.5 mgs b.i.b.) + EC; C--
Venoruton (1 g, t.i.d.) + EC; D--
Venoruton (1 g, t.i.d.) after superficial
thrombectomy + EC; E--elastic compression. All treatments were applied for 8 weeks. The evolution of SVT was studied by a system, based on thermography, which analyse by a computerized system the variation of the hyperthermic areas (HA) on thermograms. This was associated with subjective and objective clinical evaluation. Results indicate a decrease of HA in all groups but patients treated with superficial
thrombectomy show a significantly (p, 0.05) greater and faster reduction of HA. The reduction of HA produced by
Venoruton was also significantly greater (p less than 0.05) than that observed in patients treated by
Ca Heparin or elastic compression and it determined also a faster and greater (p less than 0.05) decrease of HA after
thrombectomy. These results were confirmed by clinical observations. In conclusion results from this study indicate a positive effect of
Venoruton in SVT in determining a faster decrease of hyperthermic areas probably by decreasing local
inflammation.