The Advantage of Venous Ligation Therapy for Refractory Leg Ulcers Due to Venous Stasis Dermatitis

Abstract

We encountered two cases of refractory leg ulcers due to venous stasis dermatitis, which was cured completely by ligation of veins including greater and lesser saphenous veins, varicose branches and incompetent perforator veins under local anesthesia. Venous ligation therapy, improving dermal circulation, could be one of the advantageous treatments for persistent stasis ulcer, what is often derived from primary varicose veins.