Abstract

Aims And Objectives: To compare the effectiveness, incidence of complications and recurrence after Trendelenburg operation and Trendelenburg operation combined with stripping of the thigh segment of long saphenous vein in the treatment of primary varicose veins of lower limb. Study is based on analysis Material & Methods: of 100 cases of primary varicose veins of long saphenous vein with or without perforator incompetence who got treated by either simple ligation or ligation with stripping of long saphenous vein from at Department of General Surgery, Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad Telangana. After surgery residual long Results: saphenous vein reux was present in 22% cases in the group in which ligation alone was done and residual thigh perforators were identied in 11% of cases whereas in the group which underwent ligation combined with stripping of the thigh segment of long saphenous vein residual reux was present in 6% cases and no residual thigh perforators were identied. The i Conclusion: ncidence of Residual long saphenous vein reex and residual perforator in the thigh is less after ligation and stripping of long saphenous vein compared to Ligation of Saphenofemoral junction alone. The incidence of Nerve palsy and bleeding and hematoma is also not more in the ligation + stripping group compared to ligation alone.

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