[16 cases of faulty stripping for primary varices]

In answer to the question of knowing whether it is dangerous or not to carry out the excision of intact saphenous veins, the authors define what they mean by faulty strippings. They study 16 personal cases of such strippings, taking their pre-, per-, and postoperative statements from the case-histories. In the discussion they consider the "whys and wherefores" of this kind of faulty treatment, and the mediocre results obtained in medium and long term.