The treatment of superficial vein reflux has evolved in the past 10 years making open surgical ligation and stripping of the great saphenous vein largely a historic procedure. Endovenous ablation ...

The principal veins in the superficial system are the great saphenous vein ... abnormalities in the vein wall in varicose veins that may be independent of valvular reflux and be related to ...

Varicose veins could be due to simple valve reflux in the superficial veins or it could be secondary to deep vein obstruction ... needs a different approach. Great saphenous and short saphenous ...