What is surgical ligation?
Ligation means the surgical tying of veins through a small incision in the skin to prevent pooling of blood. Ligation may be used in conjunction with vein stripping, or removal of the vein. In many instances, the vein is removed using a minimally invasive surgical procedure called venous ablation.
What is vein stripping and ligation?
Surgery Overview Vein ligation and stripping is a minor surgery. It is used to remove a damaged vein and prevent complications of vein damage. If several valves in a vein and the vein itself are heavily damaged, the vein (or the diseased part of the vein) is removed (stripped).
What is ligation artery?
With a blood vessel the surgeon will clamp the vessel perpendicular to the axis of the artery or vein with a hemostat, then secure it by ligating it; i.e. using a piece of suture around it before dividing the structure and releasing the hemostat.
What is ligation of an artery?
Are you put to sleep for varicose vein surgery?
The treatment Varicose vein surgery is performed under general anaesthetic. A tiny needle is placed in the back of your hand. The anaesthetic is injected through the needle and you will be asleep within a few seconds.
What is perforator ligation?
The technique is based on subfacial ligation of perforating veins through a small skin incision (2.3 cm). This procedure allows a fast healing of surgical wounds and a good esthetical result. The subfacial ligation allows a complete cure of the disease in primary varicose veins and avoids the main causes of recurrence.
What ligated means?
1 : to tie with a ligature. 2 : to join together (something, such as DNA or protein chains) by a chemical process.
What is Hypogastric artery ligation?
Hypogastric (internal iliac) artery ligation was pioneered by Howard Kelly for the treatment of intraoperative bleeding from cervical cancer prior to its application in postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). Many studies have reported that hypogastric artery ligation can be life-saving in patients with massive pelvic bleeding.
What is high ligation?
High ligation is a medical term that refers to tying off a vein through surgical methods to prevent blood flow into a diseased or non-functioning vein.