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Research Paper | Medical Surgical | India | Volume 8 Issue 2, February 2019

Striping of Great Saphenous Vein Results in Early Healing of Ulcer: A Retrospective Observational Study

Dr Lakshmi Sinha ^[4] | Dr Akhilesh Kumar Singh ^[3] | Dr Sanjeev Kumar ^[3] | Dr Nishit Ranjan ^[2]

Abstract: Background: The superficial veins of the lower extremity form a network that connects the superficial dorsal veins of the foot and deep plantar veins. The dorsal venous arch, into which empty the dorsal metatarsal veins, is continuous with the great saphenous vein medially and the small saphenous vein veins of lower limbs which have permanently lost their valvular efficiency are known Varicose vein. These veins are abnormally dilated, tortuous, elongated. objectives of our study was to study clinical profile, assess and study the final outcome of healing of ulcer after stripping of great saphenous vein & perforator ligation of patient included in our study.

Keywords: Varicose veins, Long and short saphenous venous system, Stripping and flush ligation, Subfascial ligation

Edition: Volume 8 Issue 2, February 2019,

Pages: 240 - 243