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Endovenous saphenous-vein obliteration: a basis for comprehensive, minimally invasive management of superficial reflux and varicosities
Background: Symptomatic lower extremity varicosities are common and costly to society, affecting almost 15% of men and 25% of women worldwide. The underlying pathophysiology is most commonly saphenous-vein reflux, which has classically been addressed by surgical stripping, usually in combination wit...
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Successful reconstruction of stripped superficial femoral vein
May 2001 • Volume 33 • Number 5 Case Reports Ivan Aleksic, MD [MEDLINE LOOKUP] Thomas Busch, MD [MEDLINE LOOKUP]Horia Sîrbu, MD [MEDLINE LOOKUP] Theodorus Tirilomis, MD [MEDLINE LOOKUP] Marc Bensch, MD [MEDLINE LOOKUP] Harald Dalichau, MD, PhD [MEDLINE LOOKUP] Göttingen, Germany A 69-year-o...
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Lesion of the common peroneal nerve as a complication of varicose vein surgery
A lesion of the external sciatic popliteal nerve, also called thecommon peroneal nerve, is a rare but very serious complication of varicose vein surgery. It may cause a marked limitation of ambulation in the postoperative patient. From the anatomic point of view, the common peroneal nerve is quit...