Open AccessSurgical Reconstruction of Incompetent Deep Vein Valves
Author(s) -
I Eriksson,
Bo Almgren
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
upsala journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.808
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 2000-1967
pISSN - 0300-9734
DOI - 10.3109/03009738809178535
Subject(s) - medicine , deep vein , venous valves , surgery , vein , thrombosis
Conventional treatment of deep venous insufficiency results in a rather high failure rate. The introduction of methods for surgical repair of incompetent deep vein valves has implied new possibilities for active treatment and has added increased knowledge to venous pathophysiology. This study summarizes our clinical experience with surgical reconstruction of deep vein valves during a nine-year period.