. Modern surgery, general and operative. IlG. 261.—Incisionsfor venesection (Ber-nard and Huette).. Fig. 262 —Super-ficial veins in front ofelbow (Bernard andHuette). H. Bennett thinks that in ordinary cases the best operation consists in remov-ing a portion of the long saphenous in the thigh and also in removing 3 inchesof the vein from below the knee. If there are cystic dilatations above theknee he removes the saphenous from the thigh. Some local varices he dis-sects out (Lancet, Nov. 22, 1902). As a matter of fact, excision of a shortpiece of vein seems to do as much good as excision of a
. Modern surgery, general and operative. IlG. 261.—Incisionsfor venesection (Ber-nard and Huette).. Fig. 262 —Super-ficial veins in front ofelbow (Bernard andHuette). H. Bennett thinks that in ordinary cases the best operation consists in remov-ing a portion of the long saphenous in the thigh and also in removing 3 inchesof the vein from below the knee. If there are cystic dilatations above theknee he removes the saphenous from the thigh. Some local varices he dis-sects out (Lancet, Nov. 22, 1902). As a matter of fact, excision of a shortpiece of vein seems to do as much good as excision of a long piece. Excisionof a piece at several points is valuable. The object of excision is to reducepressure on the vein walls by breaking up the column of blood (Barker, inPractitioner, Oct., 1910). Any of the suggested operations may be followedby relapse. Phlebotomy, or Venesection.—Operation.—The patient sits on a chairwitli the arm abducted, extended, and inclined outward (Barker). The parts are ascepticized and a tape istied around the arm just above theelbow. The patient grasps a stic
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