Be. Waddell et al., THE CROCHET HOOK METHOD OF STAB AVULSION PHLEBECTOMY FOR VARICOSE-VEINS, The American journal of surgery, 172(3), 1996, pp. 278-280
Excision of varicose veins through ministab incisions is currently the
choice for the removal of varicose vein clusters. The crochet hook te
chnique of stab avulsion phlebectomy is described in this paper. This
surgical method for the treatment of varicose veins has been widely ut
ilized in a residency training environment during the last twelve year
s and has been used by the senior author for more than 20 years. The t
echnique is easily mastered, cost effective, and has excellent therape
utic and cosmetic results.