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[Rare, but severe complication of varicose vein surgery. Compartment syndrome]
M K Widmer1, H Hakki, P U Reber
1Abteilung für Gefässchirurgie, Klinik für Thorax-, Herz- und Gefässchirurgie, Universität Bern, Inselspital.
Zentralblatt Fur Chirurgie
|August 5, 2000
Abstract:
The compartment syndrome is an extremely rare complication after varicose vein surgery. If the early symptoms are not recognized and a treatment is not performed immediately most patients lose sensomotory function. Three cases with compartment syndrome after varicose vein stripping were the reason to point out the anatomy and pathophysiology of this complication and to explain the surgical technique.