Table 1: Outcome from vein CDU scanning of 232/252 legs (92%)
after 12 months.
|
Overall outcome |
Number of legs |
% |
|
No remaining incompetence |
199 |
86 |
|
Some incompetence detected |
33 |
14 |
|
Primary groin surgery (All primary) |
137 (167) |
|
|
Neovascularization |
11 |
8 |
|
Saphenous stumps |
6** (+5 without incompetence#) |
8 |
|
Re-do groin surgery (All re-do) |
30 (65) |
|
|
Neovascularization |
4 |
13 |
|
Saphenous stumps |
3 |
10 |
|
Primary SSV* surgery |
34 |
|
|
Stump + neovascularization |
4 |
12 |
|
Popliteal perforator incompetence |
2 |
6 |
|
Re-do SSV* surgery |
14 |
|
|
Stump + neovascularization |
2 |
14 |
|
Popliteal perforator incompetence |
2 |
14 |
#3 stumps after laser ablation and 2
following open surgery **1 after laser.