A prospective evaluation of the outcome after small saphenous varicose vein surgery with one-year follow-up.

Objective: The aim was to examine the effect of various surgical maneuvers during standard surgery for small saphenous varicose veins (SSV).

Methods: This was a prospective cohort study of patients that underwent small saphenous varicose vein surgery. Two-hundred nineteen consecutive patients (234 legs) with isolated primary or recurrent small saphenous varicose veins undergoing surgery were enrolled in a multicenter study involving nine vascular centers in the United Kingdom.