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A REPORT ON TWO HUNDRED AMBULATORY OPERATIONS

GÉZA de TAKÁTS, M.D.; LAWRENCE QUILLIN, M.D.

Arch Surg. 1933;26(1):72-88.

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In a previous communication one of us (Dr. de Takáts¹) advocated ligation of the saphenous vein for certain types of patients afflicted with varicose veins. The operation was described as an ambulatory procedure to be used in combination with injection treatment. Since that time we have been able to perform this operation on one hundred and fifty more patients, and are now presenting a report on the total of two hundred cases, describing the indications and contraindications, the statistical data of our material, the technic, postoperative course and complications and the results and recurrences.

Celsus,² in his books on medicine, described an operation for varicose veins as follows:

The skin over the vein being incised, the edges are taken up by a small hook and the vein is drawn apart on all sides from the body; and it is guarded against lest among these things themselves, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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CHICAGO

From the Peripheral Circulatory Clinic of the Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School.

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