Compartment syndrome following short saphenous varicose vein surgery: a case report.
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.
Shahin
Yousef
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Department of vascular surgery, Lincoln County Hospital Greetwell Road, Lincoln, LN2 5QY UK. yousef.shahin@yahoo.co.uk
Tapuria
Niteen
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Chong
Peter Lee
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