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The crochet hook method of stab avulsion phlebectomy for varicose veins
B E Waddell1, M B Harkins, P A Lepage
1Department of Surgery, Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia 30905-2D5650, USA.
Abstract:
Excision of varicose veins through ministab incisions is currently the choice for the removal of varicose vein clusters. The crochet hook technique of stab avulsion phlebectomy is described in this paper. This surgical method for the treatment of varicose veins has been widely utilized in a residency training environment during the last twelve years and has been used by the senior author for more than 20 years. The technique is easily mastered, cost effective, and has excellent therapeutic and cosmetic results.
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