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. 1981 May;63(3):206–207.

Long saphenous vein stripping under local anaesthesia.

E W Taylor, J W Fielding, M R Keighley, J Alexander-Williams
PMCID: PMC2493923  PMID: 7247282

Abstract

Stripping of the long saphenous vein under femoral nerve block has been preformed on 21 patients (27 limbs). There has been no complication from the nerve block and this form of anaesthesia was found acceptable to all patients in a subsequent questionnaire.

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