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New Approaches in the Medical Management of Venous Ulceration

Department of Vascular Surgery, St. James' Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

Dermot J. Moore

Department of Vascular Surgery, St. James' Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

D. Gregor Shanik

Department of Vascular Surgery, St. James' Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

This literature survey of the medical treatment of venous ulcers of the lower extremities discusses five classes of agents: (1) fibrinolytics, (2) hydroxyrutosides, (3) prostaglandins, (4) methylxanthines, and (5) others. The authors conclude that all these agents require further research.

Angiology, Vol. 44, No. 2, 138-142 (1993)
DOI: 10.1177/000331979304400208


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