[Endovenous ablation versus open surgery for varicose veins : An attempt at an evaluation]

Open and endovenous surgery of varicose veins provides an excellent way to treat varicose veins. However, there are great differences in the how the techniques are performed. No matter which procedure is carried out, there are standards that should be observed. The state of the art of open venous surgery with radical crossectomy is well-known, but unfortunately is still not always performed correctly nowadays. The state of the art of endovenous surgery has unfortunately not yet been sufficiently documented, but should be based on open-surgical techniques. How the standard of both methods today is (or should be) is described in detail in this work. A recurrence definition which applies to both techniques, is set up.