The Management of Short Saphenous Varicose Veins: A Survey of the Members of the Vascular Surgical Society of Great Britain and Ireland

Abstract

The variation in management of short saphenous veins may be explained by the lack of definitive clinical trials in this area.

A prospective evaluation of the outcome after small saphenous varicose vein surgery with one-year follow-up

“…7,8 Preoperative duplex marking of the SPJ was done selectively, according to the result of the diagnostic scan by surgeons in the present study, as mirrored by national data. 9 As in other studies, preoperative duplex marking of the SPJ has not been shown to improve outcomes. 10,11 It has been suggested that SSV surgery is more hazardous than GSV surgery, and that recurrence is more common.…”

Endovenous Laser Ablation for Short Saphenous Vein Incompetence

“…Open surgery may lead to iatrogenic damage to the common peroneal nerve and popliteal vein and artery, wound infection, and incomplete operations. 9 The latter may explain the high incidence of recurrence. It is noted that 9% of our procedures were required for persistent SPJ incompetence following inadequate conventional surgery.…”

Thrombosis of the Saphenous Vein Stump after Varicose Vein Surgery

“…4,13) The validity of the ligation level for SSV performed in the present study may be questionable as the thrombus as EHIT class 2 and 3 observed in the present study were both formed in the SSV stumps. As the lengths of the stumps in which the thrombus as EHIT class 2 and class 3 formed were 3.35 cm and 1.18 cm, respectively, the length of the stump in which the class 3 EHIT formed was relatively short.…”