CONVENTIONAL STRIPPING VERSUS PIN STRIPPING OF GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMISED STUDY

M.G.Vashist; Jitender Chauhan; Prashant Kumar; Manish Verma

Volume : VI, Issue : III, March - 2017

CONVENTIONAL STRIPPING VERSUS PIN STRIPPING OF GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN: A PROSPECTIVE RANDOMISED STUDY

M. G. Vashist, Jitender Chauhan, Prashant Kumar, Manish Verma

Abstract :

Surgery is still one of the common treatment modalities for treatment of varicose veins. But there has been some debate whether Perforate Invaginate (PIN) Stripping or Conventional stripping is better. The present study has been done to evaluate the efficacy of Perforate Invaginate (PIN) Stripping in comparison to the Conventional Stripping of Great Saphenous Vein (GSV) in varicose vein patients . Study was done on 50 patients divided in two groups of 25 each. In group A, Perforate Invaginate (PIN ) Stripping of long saphenous vein was done while In group B, Conventional Stripping was done as described by Babcock. Mean age of total patients in our study was 36.8 years There were 36 males (72%) and 14 females (28%) in our study. Right lower limb was involved in 21 (42%) patients and left lower limb was involved in 29 (58%) patients. PIN Stripping group had less average blood loss, less time consuming, less size of exit wound, less post operative pain and less area of significant uising as compared to conventional stripping. There was no major complication. Hence Perforate Invaginate stripping of the GSV in uncomplicated primary varicosis may be associated with less surgical trauma compared to a conventional stripping technique.