Open AccessAssessment of causes and patterns of recurrent varicose veins after surgery
Author(s) -
Mohammed A Gad,
Aly Saber,
Emad Hokkam
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.92905
Subject(s) - medicine , varicose veins , disconnection , surgery , thigh , great saphenous vein , political science , law
Varicose vein surgery is characterized by high recurrence rate of 60% after 5 years of follow-up observation, and this is a disappointing finding, both for the patient and surgeon.