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A member asked:

Can anything bad happen if the vascular surgeon attempts to strip the saphenous veins and they contain an undiagnosed clot?

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Dr. James Rochester answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

No: The veins they strip are superficial and not the deep veins . It is clots in the deep veins one worries about, esp if the clot is above the level of the knee. Good luck.

Answered 9/14/2014

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