ABSTRACT
As with any surgical procedure, there are untoward reactions with ambulatory
phlebectomy (AP). However, these are less frequent than with the traditional
varicose vein surgery. It has been calculated that since the introduction of AP,
more than one million of such operations have been performed in Europe
without a single major complication reported (R. Muller, personal communi-
cation, 1990). Although 5% of the operated patients may call to complain (or simply to be reassured), only a few need to be seen before their scheduled
return to the clinic.
