Question: Please explain what is meant by vein stripping, ligation, and surgery on the sympathetic nervous system.
Answer: Vein stripping and ligation refer to surgical procedures done for varicose veins.
When varicose veins require surgery, one of the procedures used is called vein stripping.
Ligation consists of removing the enlarged and dilated veins with an instrument that more or less literally strips out a vein after the instrument has been threaded into it. Ligation refers to the tying off with a suture of the end of the remaining vein to prevent bleeding. Some surgeons merely tie off the diseased veins in several locations. In either case then circulation is expected to be taken care of by the connecting blood vessels.
Surgery on the sympathetic nervous system refers to an operation on any part of the sympathetic nervous system, which refers to the combination of the central nervous system (the brain and the spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system (the connecting nerves from the spinal cord to the arms and legs).
In selected cases neurosurgeons can sever a nerve or some of the fibers in the nerve complex to relieve prolonged unbearable pain or to improve circulation to the arms and legs. That's it about vein stripping. Have you ever gone through this procedure of vein stripping. Share with us your experiences.
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