Determination of volume and choice of the surgical intervention method, performed for varicose disease of the lower extremities in ambulatory conditions

The results of ambulatory surgical treatment in 215 patients, aged 23-76 yrs old, for varicose disease of the lower extremities, were analyzed. In accordance with international CEAP classification of chronic venous insufficiency, the functional class C2 was diagnosed in 119 (55.35%) patients, C3--in 51 (23.72%), C4--in 29 (13.49%), C5--in 16 (7.44%). On one lower extremity the operation was performed in 187 patients, simultaneously on both lower extremities--in 28, in 215 patients a total quantity of the operations performed was 243. The role of ultrasound duplex angioscanning in determination of the operative intervention volume and the method choice was shown.