Abstract
A number of difficulties encountered in vein stripping operations for varicose veins in the legs have been overcome by use of a technique evolved by adaptation and modifications of various reported methods.
The stripping instrument is passed from below upward, the valves or branches offering less impediment to its passage in that direction.
Inserting the tip of the instrument at the ankle through an incision in the vein while it is still in continuity is easier than introducing it into the end of a transected vein. Ligation of major superficial branches or subfascial division of communicating veins can be readily carried out while the stripper is still in place in the vein.
Applying pressure bandages to the entire length of the leg before removing the stripper and the telescoped vein diminishes the chances of ecchymosis yet does not hinder withdrawal of the instrument and the vein.
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