In 1954 a woman was operated on for bilateral varicose long saphenous veins. The saphenofemoral junctions were tied and the saphenous trunks were stripped from the groin to the ankles. Six months later she returned with almost identical varices. How could they have filled? Reexamination showed that when the veins were emptied, and a tourniquet applied at the groin, on standing they immediately ...

Removal of a temporary atrial epicardial pacemaker electrode damaged a saphenous vein graft. A new blood clot was removed from the damaged graft. The hole was successfully repaired with a polypropylene suture. Pacing wires should be carefully sited and should be removed only when facilities for urgent operation are available.

In this study we measured the diameter of the competent long saphenous vein proximally and distally to the anastomosis of an isolated incompetent tributary in 12 patients. Measurements were made both before and 30-45 days after surgical removal of the tributary. The preoperative diameter of the saphenous vein proximal to the anastomosis was greater than distally. The difference between proximal...

Sarp Beyazpınar D, Eren Günertem O, Şerefli Balla E, Gültekin B, Tankut Akay H, Sezgin A. What is the benefit of venous mapping in saphenous vein harvesting?. Turk J Vasc Surg 2022; 31(2): 086-090. http://dx.doi.org/10.9739/tjvs.2022.1178