The Authors experience in the surgical treatment of varicose veins of the lower limbs in the last 15 years, performed on 1500 cases, show that varicose recurrence may be nearly always attributed to unrecognised anatomical variations in the venous system. Methods of preoperative and intraoperative diagnosis are described and the most frequent variants observed are presented and their significance are discussed.
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