The Historical Course of Varicose Vein Surgery in the Persian Medicine

Conclusion: The surgical treatment of varicose veins in the past was similar to modern surgical therapies. What distinguishes yesterday's varicose vein surgery from today's surgery is a more advanced tool. There is no denying the remarkable progress in using health principles, treatment techniques, and surgical instruments to facilitate surgery and reduce the disease's complications and recurrence. However, the treatment framework and foundation, such as phlebectomy and compression, were all invented and introduced in the distant past.PMID:37671628

Source: Acta Chirurgica Belgica - September 6, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Mohammad Hossein Asadi Robrecht Van Hee Azam Khosravi Reza Shojaee Saeed Changizi-Ashtiyani Saeed Amini Source Type: research