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[Circulatory effect of saphenous reflux in primary varicose veins]
Phlebologie
|October 1, 1979
Insights
Saphenous reflux causes varicose vein disorders. Perfect saphenous arch ligation effectively suppresses this reflux, resolving the underlying issue in varicose vein treatment.
Area of Science:
- Vascular Surgery
- Phlebology
- Venous Hemodynamics
Abstract:
The authors studied venous pressure in the posterior tibial vein and the internal saphenous vein in primary varicose veins and after saphenous ligation with stripping. It is saphenous reflux which is the cause of all the disorders and which it is necessary to suppress by a perfect saphenous arch ligation. He has done this successfully in 358 cases.