High Ligation of the Saphenofemoral Junction in Endovenous Obliteration of Varicose Veins

performed SFJ ligation, one never performed SFJ liga-tion, and one varied whether or not SFJ ligation was performed. The decision was based solely on surgeon preference. Therefore, we conducted a retrospective review of 219 patients (142 without ligation and 77 with ligation), to examine if indeed SFJ ligation was necessary. In addition to this analysis, other aspects of RF obliteration were studied, including deep venous thrombosis (DVT), wound infection, and anticoagula-tion rates. These were included because there has been some debate concerning specifically the DVT rate in patients ’ status post-RF obliteration.4,5 A number of studies discussing varicose veins, venous insufficiency, and new technology were reviewed. Our study assessed the need for high liga-tion of the SFJ3 and the subsequent risk of DVT,4,5 which allowed yet another set of data to be pre-sented to add to this milieu