Abstract:Objective:To comparatively study the treatment effects of three surgical approaches for saphenous vein varicosity.
Methods :During the past 5 years,180 cases of saphenous vein varicosity were treated by new stripper, traditional stripper, laser or radio-frequency respectively each group had 60 cases. The time of surgery, amount of bleeding, hospitalization fee, mean length of hospital stay and postoperative of complications of the 3 group were compared.
Results:Time of surgery and amount of bleeding were less with new stripper than that with traditional stripper (P＜0.01), hospitalization fee and mean length of hospital stay were similar. Time of surgery and hospitalization fee were also less with new stripper than that with laser or radio-frequency(P＜0.01), but amount of bleeding was more with new stripper and mean length of hospital stay was similar. Postoperative complication rate was similar in the three groups.
Conclusions:The therapeutic effect of surgery for saphenous vein varicosity with new stripper was better than that with traditional stripper, and as good as surgery with laser or radio-frequency, treatment.