[Postoperative recurrence of dilatation of the superficial veins of the legs].

The article presents an experience with the operative treatment of 476 patients with recurrent dilatation of superficial veins of lower extremities. True and false variants of the recurrences are discussed as well as problems of their diagnosis and treatment. Stress is made on high specific weight (87%) of patients with the development of recurrences due to incomplete examinations and technical defects during the first operation. In 13% of the patients recurrences were caused by progress of the varicose disease and non-eliminated hypertension in profound veins due to their ectasia and incompetence of the valves.