Varicose veins.
The decision to operate on varicose veins is preceded by several stages at each of which certain patients are rejected for immediate surgery. Do the varicose veins require treatment at all? Is there an alternative form of treatment? Would injection sclerotherapy be appropriate treatment? Does the patient have deep venous problems?
D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D008026:Ligation; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011187:Posture; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000601:surgery; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000601:surgery*