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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 Other techniques, including this one without foam, often result in a recurrence of the condition, Reiner said. By closing off both the large vein and the smaller collateral veins, the researchers think that a recurrence of the condition is significantly less likely. "We are hoping that this will result in a longer, more permanent solution to the problem," Reiner said.
"The best part of the procedures is that they are day procedures," Reiner said. "You go in that day and go home that night. That's a huge benefit over surgical interventions for the same conditions that frequently have overnight stays and a longer recovery time."
While this technique is not yet being used widely, Reiner believes it will become more common in the future.
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The U.S. National Institutes of Health can tell you more about varicoceles (www.nlm.nih.gov ).
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SOURCES: Eric Reiner, M.D., assistant professor, vascular and interventional radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn.; March 31, 2006, presentation, Society of Interventional Radiology annual meeting, Toronto
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