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vein ligation & stripping
Indications:
- varicose veins
Procedure:
- minor surgery in which one or more incisions are made over the varicose vein & the vein in ligated
- sections of varicose veins are removed by stripping
- generally outpatient procedure
- regional or general anesthesia
General
vascular surgery
surgical ligation
References
- WebMD: Vein ligation and stripping
http://www.webmd.com/healthy-beauty/vein-ligation-and-stripping
- Wikipedia: Vein stripping
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vein_stripping