[Subfascial endoscopic perforator vein surgery in treatment of varicose of lower limb].
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the therapeutic effect of subfascial endoscopic perforator vein surgery (SEPS) in treatment of varicose of the lower limb.


METHODS
From 1999. 11 to 2000. 12, 108 patients with varicose of the lower limb underwent venous surgery and 34 of them were treated by SEPS. There were 16 males and 18 females aged 20-79(averaged 51.4 years). Thirty limbs (26 cases) had open ulcers and the diameter of ulcer was 1.5-12.0 cm. Eleven limbs (8 cases) had severe pigmentation and the skin changes had been presented for 1 month to 15 years. According to the severity of illness, flush saphenofemoral ligation, great saphenous vein stripping, percutaneous continuous venous circum suture, external femoral vein valve repair and SEPS were performed separately or simultaneously.


RESULTS
Active ulcers healed in 19 limbs after 1 month, in 7 limbs after 3 months, and in the other 4 ulcers after skin transplantation. There was no ulcer recurrence during follow-up (ranged 9-22 months).


CONCLUSIONS
SEPS can accelerate the healing of venous ulcers, and it is one of important methods in the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency.
Li
Xiao-xi
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Department of Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou Guangdong, P. R. China 510080.
Wu
Zhi-mian
ZM
Wang
Shen-ming
SM
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000601:surgery*; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000601:surgery*; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures; D014945:Wound Healing