SUBFASCIAL HEMORRHAGE AFTER ENDOSCOPIC PERFORATOR VEIN LIGATION - CONTROL WITH BALLOON TAMPONADE

Authors
KULBASKI MJ SALAM AA CASTOR SA LUMSDEN AB
Citation
Mj. Kulbaski et al., SUBFASCIAL HEMORRHAGE AFTER ENDOSCOPIC PERFORATOR VEIN LIGATION - CONTROL WITH BALLOON TAMPONADE, Surgical endoscopy, 12(7), 1998, pp. 990-991
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Surgical endoscopy → ACNP
ISSN journal
09302794
Volume
12
Issue
7
Year of publication
1998
Pages
990 - 991
Database
ISI
SICI code
0930-2794(1998)12:7<990:SHAEPV>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Ligation of perforator veins in the lower extremity for the treatment of venous ulceration can be performed using a minimally invasive techn ique with endoscopic instruments. Several studies have documented that the endoscopic technique has a lower wound-related complication rate compared to open perforator vein ligation. We report the complication of postoperative subfascial hemorrhage requiring reexploration after s ubfascial endoscopic perforator vein ligation and describe a minimally invasive method for its control using balloon tamponade.