title: Recurrences after surgical treatment of patients with post-thrombotic syndrome of the lower extremities.
abstract: A Linton flap operation was performed in 148 patients with post-thrombotic syndrome of the lower extremities. One-hundred and five patients were followed up from 6 months to 10 years and 14.5% of cases had recurrent ulcers. The most common causes of recurrence was further deep venous thrombosis or remaining incompetent perforating veins. All patients with a recurrence of their ulcer had a further operation and incompetent perforating veins were ligated and divided with good clinical results.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Surgery, Warsaw Medical Academy, Poland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szostek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Skorski
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zajac
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kosicki
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zlotorowicz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fraczek
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D011186:Postphlebitic Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence; D013524:Surgical Flaps