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Incision, excision and closure of blood vessels: Elimination, excision and stripping of varicose veins: Crossectomy and stripping: Small saphenous vein

You have been treated because you have varicose veins.

Varicose veins are enlarged veins. Veins are blood vessels that transport the blood back to the heart. In the leg there are superficial veins immediately below the skin and deep veins between the muscles. The superficial veins are connected to the deep veins by short veins. The blood flows to the heart via the deep veins. If the blood backs up in the veins, the veins can become enlarged.

You have had a small incision in your skin to sever and remove your small saphenous vein. The small saphenous vein is at the back of the lower leg.

To remove the small saphenous vein, a thin tube was inserted into the vein via a small incision in your skin and pushed into your leg. The vein was then threaded to the tube and removed.

Additional indicator

If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.

  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).