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Comparison of Open Linton Operation with Subfascial Endoscopic Perforator Vein Surgery

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Atlas of Endoscopic Perforator Vein Surgery

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Robert Linton first recognized the necessity of interrupting incompetent perforating veins to cure varicose ulcers following deep phlebitis. Descriptions of these veins, however, were scanty and incomplete at that time. Since a more accurate knowledge of these veins was necessary for the proper treatment of perforating veins and ulcers, Linton studied and described the anatomy of the perforating veins of the lower extremity.1 Subsequently, he developed the radical surgical treatment described elsewhere in this volume.2 His operation had a four-fold purpose: 1. to remove all enlarged superficial veins, 2. to subfascially ligate and divide all perforating veins of the lower leg, 3. to interrupt the superficial femoral veins distal to the profunda vein, and 4, to partially excise the deep fascia of the lower leg in an attempt to restore the lymphatic drainage.

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  1. Mayo Medical School, USA

    Peter Gloviczki MD, FACS (Professor of Surgery, Vice-Chair) (Professor of Surgery, Vice-Chair)

  2. Division of Vascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

    Peter Gloviczki MD, FACS (Professor of Surgery, Vice-Chair) (Professor of Surgery, Vice-Chair)

  3. Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California, USA

    John J. Bergan MD, FACS, FRCS (Hon.) Eng. (Professor of Surgery, Clinical Professor of Surgery, Professor of Surgery Emeritus) (Professor of Surgery, Clinical Professor of Surgery, Professor of Surgery Emeritus)

  4. University of Southern California, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA

    John J. Bergan MD, FACS, FRCS (Hon.) Eng. (Professor of Surgery, Clinical Professor of Surgery, Professor of Surgery Emeritus) (Professor of Surgery, Clinical Professor of Surgery, Professor of Surgery Emeritus)

  5. Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

    John J. Bergan MD, FACS, FRCS (Hon.) Eng. (Professor of Surgery, Clinical Professor of Surgery, Professor of Surgery Emeritus) (Professor of Surgery, Clinical Professor of Surgery, Professor of Surgery Emeritus)

  6. Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    John J. Bergan MD, FACS, FRCS (Hon.) Eng. (Professor of Surgery, Clinical Professor of Surgery, Professor of Surgery Emeritus) (Professor of Surgery, Clinical Professor of Surgery, Professor of Surgery Emeritus)

  7. Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla, California, USA

    John J. Bergan MD, FACS, FRCS (Hon.) Eng. (Professor of Surgery, Clinical Professor of Surgery, Professor of Surgery Emeritus) (Professor of Surgery, Clinical Professor of Surgery, Professor of Surgery Emeritus)

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Wittens, C.H.A. (1998). Comparison of Open Linton Operation with Subfascial Endoscopic Perforator Vein Surgery. In: Gloviczki, P., Bergan, J.J. (eds) Atlas of Endoscopic Perforator Vein Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1527-4_15

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