Neovalve reconstruction in postthrombotic syndrome. Technique, indications, and results
Oscar MALETI Marzia LUGLI Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Surgery Hesperia Hospital Modena, Italy ABSTRACT Patients with leg venous ulcer (C6 patients according to the CEAP classification) affected by deep venous reflux often fail to respond to conservative therapies, and the presence of non-healing or recurrent ulcers may lead one to consider surgery. However, even if surgery is properly indicated, traditional techniques such as femoral transposition and valve transplantation are not always suitable, and in these cases a de novo valve reconstruction represents a surgical opportunity. Our neovalve reconstruction technique consists in creating an intimal flap by performing a wall…
