title: [Major vascular and neural complications in varicose vein surgery. Prospective documentation of complication rate in surgery of the V. saphena magna and V. saphena parva].
abstract: The complication rate in varicose vein surgery has not been viewed separately for the sapheno-femoral and the saphenopopliteal junction. From 1.10.1988 to 31.12.99 we prospectively registered the major vascular and neural complication rate. A total of 31,838 ligations of the saphenofemoral junction and 6,152 ligations of the saphenopopliteal junction were performed. There were seven major vascular injuries (0.017%) and three major neural injuries (0.0074%). The specific risk at the saphenofemoral junction amounts to: major venous injury n = 4 (0.013%) without development of a postthrombotic syndrome (PTS); no arterial injury and no major neural injury. At the saphenopopliteal junction we found three major venous injuries (0.049%) with development of PTS in all cases. There were three major neural injuries (0.049%) with complete regeneration in two cases and one permanent paresis of digit V. Since operations on the saphenopopliteal junction show a higher risk of major vascular und major neural injury, flush ligation of the saphenopopliteal junction should not be forced in every case.
authors.affiliation: Mosel-Eifel-Klinik, Fachklinik für Venenerkrankungen, Bad Bertrich.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Frings
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Glowacki
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kohajda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000601:surgery*; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D014680:Veins / Q000293:injuries*