Our experience regarding patients with headache, vomiting, and urinary retention following endothermal ablation of the greater saphenous vein under spinal anesthesia: Gender type, age interval, and procedural risk factors are important.

The endovenous thermal ablation of the greater saphenous vein under spinal anesthesia is a fast and effective treatment option for the management of incompetent saphenous veins. However, side effects such as headaches, vomiting, and urinary retention that are affected by gender types, age-intervals, and procedural characteristics should be kept in mind.