A Trendelenburg operation is a surgical procedure conducted for the treatment of varicose veins.
[1][2] An oblique incision is made in the groin, over the femoral artery and extending 4 cm medially.
The great saphenous vein is exposed and the common femoral and subsartorial veins are identified before dividing.
[3] If the ligation is distal from the saphenofemoral junction, it will leave out small tributaries which may later cause recurrence of varicosities.
The rate of recurrence in this surgical procedure is high.