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venectomy
Surgical excision of a vein.
Indications:
1) varicose vein
2) harvesting of a vein for use in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)
Complications:
- cellulitis
Specific
hemorrhoidectomy
varicocelectomy
General
angiectomy
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.