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 For varicose veins, color Doppler ultrasound is the best diagnostic tool 

WHO IS PROF SAIM YILMAZ?

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  • In Turkey, he is the first physician to introduce non-surgical venous insufficiency and varicose veins treatment (endovenous laser ablation) to the radiology community.

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  • He is the first physician in Turkey to introduce ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy.

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  • He is the first physician who introduced nerve blocks (femoral block, sciatic block) to the radiology community, which are used to relieve pain during varicose vein treatment.

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  • He is the first physician to apply "Tumescent-assisted foam sclerotherapy" for large varices.

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  • He is the first physician to apply ultrasound-guided miniflebectomy for large varices.

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  • He wrote the first scientific article on endovenous laser ablation in Turkey and this article was selected "the best scientific article of the year" by the journal.

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  • His work on endovenous laser ablation received the honorary award (Cum Laude) at the European Congress of Interventional Radiology (CIRSE).

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  • The same study was published as a scientific paper in the European Journal of Interventional Radiology (CVIR).

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  • His study of nerve blocks to relieve pain during the treatment of varicose veins was selected one of the three best papers at the Phlebology Congress in Orlando, USA.

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  • This study on nerve blocks was published as a scientific article in the European Journal of Interventional Radiology (CVIR).

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  • Since 2005, he has conducted many scientific studies on the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatments of varicose veins, presented papers and invited congress lectures.

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