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2. Vein stripping - Wikipedia

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   Vein stripping is a surgical procedure done under general or local anaesthetic to aid in the treatment of varicose veins and other manifestations of chronic venous disease. The vein "stripped" (pulled out from under the skin using minimal incisions) is usually the great saphenous vein. The surgery involves making incisions (usually the groin ...

3. This blood condition is the result of weak blood flow. How it ...

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   Some patients may require more invasive surgery such as vein stripping (this is when the poorly functioning veins are tied off or removed), surgery to bypass the poorly functioning veins (where ...

4. Embolectomy - Wikipedia

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   Embolectomy is the emergency interventional or surgical removal of emboli which are blocking blood circulation. It usually involves removal of thrombi (blood clots), and is then referred to as thromboembolectomy or thrombectomy.

5. William Wayne Babcock - Wikipedia

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   Among other things, Babcock developed a surgical procedure for the surgical removal of the saphenous veins of the legs in cases of varicose veins. [2] This operation was carried out using a probe that is inserted into the vein at the ankle, passed through to the groin and then pulled out of the leg again, with the glans-shaped probe taking the vein along with it.

6. Vascular bypass - Wikipedia

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   Immediately following coronary artery or neurosurgical vascular bypass surgery, patients recover in an intensive care unit or coronary care unit for one to two days. Provided that recovery is normal and without complications, they can move to a less intensively monitored unit such as a step-down unit or a ward bed. Depending on the extent of ...

7. Varicose veins - Wikipedia

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   Possible medical procedures include sclerotherapy, laser surgery, and vein stripping. [2] [1] However, recurrence is common following treatment. [2] Varicose veins are very common, affecting about 30% of people at some point in their lives. [8] [3] [9] They become more common with age. [3] Women develop varicose veins about twice as often as ...