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[Leg oedema after surgery of varicose veins (author's transl)]
Zentralblatt Fur Chirurgie
|January 1, 1981
Abstract:
Following surgery of varicose veins by stripping we observed leg oedema due to iatrogenic damage of lymphatic vessels. In cases of preexisting swelling of the leg in combination with varicose veins the authors recommend preoperative lymphography. After vein stripping compression therapy for 3 to 6 weeks should be obligatory.