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  • Title: [Endoscopic fasciotomy and subfascial perforator division for chronic stasis ulcers].
    Author: Proebstle TM, Weisel G, Voit C, Peter RU.
    Journal: Hautarzt; 1999 Aug; 50(8):566-71. PubMed ID: 10460300.
    Abstract:
    Chronic venous ulcer disease is often refractory to conservative treatment modalities. After surgery of the superficial vein system, endoscopic methods can be used for division of incompetent perforators or to perform paratibial fasciotomy in cases of chronic functional compartment syndromes. We report on 13 endoscopically performed paratibial fasciotomies with or without concomitant endoscopic subfascial division of perforators (ESDP) in patients with stasis ulcers present for a median duration of 15 years. In all patients we observed immediate reduction of pain and edema. In 8 of 13 cases the ulcers healed within 3 months, another ulcer healed within 6 months and the remaining 4 ulcers showed a reduction in size of more than 75%. We conclude that endoscopically performed fasciotomy with or without ESDP is highly effective and has its place in the treatment of chronic venous ulcer disease.
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