Impact of a synchronous prophylactic treatment of the anterior accessory saphenous vein on the recurrent varicose vein rate in patients undergoing thermal ablation of an insufficient great saphenous vein (SYNCHRONOUS-Study): study protocol for a prospective, multicentre, controlled observational study

• Lorenz Uhlmann,
• Christine Fink,
• Karsten Hartmann,
• Thomas Mattausch,
• Hans-Christian Wenzel,
• Phillip Zollmann,
• Jürgen Veltman,
• Thomas Weiler,
• Guido Lengfellner,
• Lars Müller,
• Markus Stücker,
• Felizitas Pannier,
• Carmen Dietrich,
• Tobias Hirsch

Affiliations

Lorenz Uhlmann

Institute of Medical Biometry and Informatics, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany

Christine Fink

1 Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Karsten Hartmann

Venenzentrum Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

Thomas Mattausch

Venenzentrum am Brühl, Leipzig, Germany

Hans-Christian Wenzel

Venenzentrum am Brühl, Leipzig, Germany

Phillip Zollmann

MVZ Dr. Zollmann und Kollegen, Jena, Germany

Jürgen Veltman

MVZ Dr. Zollmann und Kollegen, Jena, Germany

Thomas Weiler

Venenzentrum Pforzheim, Pforzheim, Germany

Guido Lengfellner

Venen-Fachpraxis Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

Lars Müller

Department of Vascular Surgery, Dermatologikum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

Markus Stücker

Department of Dermatology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany

Felizitas Pannier

Praxis Dr. Pannier, Bonn, Germany

Carmen Dietrich

Department of Dermatology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Tobias Hirsch

Praxis für Innere Medizin und Gefäßkrankheiten, Venen Kompetenz-Zentrum, Halle (Saale), Germany