Theoretically, the stripping has always been a long stripping of the long saphenous vein in as much as invagination and crural block allow us to avoid the saphenous nerve at the leg. Today, one varicose patient out of four will not undergo stripping for his first operation.
Le stripping a toujours été de principe un stripping saphène interne long dans la mesure ou l'invagination et le bloc crural permettent d'éviter la lésion du nerf saphène à la jambe.