Veins and Lymphatics 2014; volume 3:1919 Multiple ligation of the Introduction Correspondence: Roberto Delfrate, Figlie di San proximal greater saphenous Camillo Hospital, via Fabio Filzi 56, 26100 vein in the CHIVA treatment The sapheno-femoral junction (SFJ) is a key Cremona, Italy. point for the venous drainage of the lower limb Tel.: +39.0372.421111 – Mobile: +39.334.9089110. of primary varicose veins E-mail:
[email protected] from the foot up to the hip and gluteus, the Roberto Delfrate,1 Massimo Bricchi,1 lower abdominal wall and lower genital tract. Key words: saphenous-femoral disconnection, Claude Franceschi,2 Matteo Goldoni3 Moreover, the disconnection of the incompe- saphenous-femoral junction, neovascularization tent SFJ is a fundamental procedure to most recurrences, primary varicose vein surgery. 1 Surgery Unit, Figlie di San Camillo open superficial venous surgery.1-5 2 Hospital, Cremona, Italy; Angiology Unfortunately, most varicose recurrences are Received for publication: 11 September 2013. Consultant, Saint Joseph Hospital, Paris, due to SFJ neovascularization (recurrences) Revision received: 11 February 2014. France; 3Department of Consulting of observed in 25% to 94% of recurrent varicose Accepted for publication: 6 March 2014. Clinical Medicine, Nephrology and Health 6 veins. Conservative saphenous-femoral dis- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Sciences, University of Parma, Italy connection is a very common surgical practice Attribution 3.0 License (by-nc 3.0). according to the conservative hemodynamic correction of venous insufficiency (CHIVA) ©Copyright R. Delfrate et al., 2014 method.7-12 For more than a decade we have Licensee PAGEPress, Italy Abstract tested a technique that requires a division of Veins and Lymphatics 2014; 3:1919 the SFJ and others that require only peculiar doi:10.4081/vl.2014.1919 Saphenous femoral disconnection is the key ligatures without division of the incompetent point of most surgical techniques in the treat- saphenous femoral tract.