Chronic venous incompetence of the lower extramities is a common disease whose etilogy and surgical treatment has been proposed by several authors. Histner (1975) discribed primary valvular incompetency and the effect...Chronic venous incompetence of the lower extramities is a common disease whose etilogy and surgical treatment has been proposed by several authors. Histner (1975) discribed primary valvular incompetency and the effect of valvuloplasty. By the usage of phlebographe, we found that the cause of valvular incompetence was the dilatation of venous lumen, which made the valve relatively smaller. The function of valve may be restored by the circular suture of femoral vein wall below the first valve so as to reduce the dilated venous lumen. during the period from 1984 to 1994, 151 cases have been treated by this new technique. This report presents our experience in using encircling constricting suture method of the femoral venous wall.展开更多
文摘Chronic venous incompetence of the lower extramities is a common disease whose etilogy and surgical treatment has been proposed by several authors. Histner (1975) discribed primary valvular incompetency and the effect of valvuloplasty. By the usage of phlebographe, we found that the cause of valvular incompetence was the dilatation of venous lumen, which made the valve relatively smaller. The function of valve may be restored by the circular suture of femoral vein wall below the first valve so as to reduce the dilated venous lumen. during the period from 1984 to 1994, 151 cases have been treated by this new technique. This report presents our experience in using encircling constricting suture method of the femoral venous wall.
