Minimally invasive surgical treatment of lower extremity varicose veins.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 8 Minimally invasive surgical treatment of lower extremity varicose veins [Keywords:] varicose vein removal coagulation point Lower extremity varicose veins is a common venous disease, our prevalence rate of 10% [1]. Classical method for the treatment of saphenous (or high ligation of saphenous vein stripping surgery section. With the improvement of medical technology , the gradual emergence of varicose veins for a variety of minimally invasive, can not affect the case of treatment for patients with reduced surgical trauma and shorten recovery time. our hospital 223 cases of lower extremity varicose veins in patients with combined micro- invasive surgical method (ie, high ligation stripping point-incision minimally invasive and electric coagulation therapy, summary report is as follows. 1 Materials and Methods 1.1 General Information March 2003 -2007 hospital in May 223 cases of lower extremity varicose veins (excluding the old deep venous sequelae of varicose veins in patients (292 limbs for minimally invasive surgical treatment, 105 cases of male , female 118 cases, of which complicated 32 cases of foot ulcers boot area, thrombosis in 41 cases of superficial phlebitis. 35 cases before surgery, after the following activities associated with mild swelling of the legs, the color Doppler, or venography identified as the primary and deep venous valvular incompetence. 1.2 surgical varicose veins marked before surgery. Were treated with epidural anesthesia, after the commencement of the groin under anesthesia femoral pulse point cut the outer edge, taking about 2 cm transverse incision in the skin can be a good exposure oval fossa region saphenous vein and tributaries. ligation of all branches of saphenous vein and the proximal end of the trunk, the distal end of clamp to stop bleeding temporarily closed the trunk to prevent bleeding. malleolus tip to body check point 1 cm incision, revealed a large separation saphenous vein end o