title: Compartment syndrome following short saphenous varicose vein surgery: a case report.
abstract: Compartment syndrome is an infrequent but serious complication which can occur post-operatively. In our case, a patient developed severe left calf pain following short saphenous vein surgery. She underwent emergency fasciotomy and made an excellent recovery. Informed consent for varicose vein surgery should probably include the possibility of developing compartment syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of vascular surgery, Lincoln County Hospital Greetwell Road, Lincoln, LN2 5QY UK. yousef.shahin@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Yousef
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shahin
authors.forename: Niteen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tapuria
authors.forename: Peter Lee
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Chong