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Phlebectomy, first described by Cornelius Celsus (25 bc-45 ad), was performed until the Middle Ages. Not until the 1500s did phlebectomy resume with phlebectomy hooks illustrated in the Textbook of Surgery by WH Ryff, published in 1545.1 Lost again, this technique was rediscovered in 1956 by Dr Robert Muller, a Swiss dermatologist in private practice in Neuchâtel (Switzerland). Dr Muller developed his method,2,3 modestly calling it Celsus’ phlebectomy, and eagerly taught this technique to over 300 physicians who visited his office.4,5,6
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Weiss, R.A., Ramelet, AA. (2000). Principles and Technique of Ambulatory Phlebectomy. In: Ballard, J.L., Bergan, J.J. (eds) Chronic Venous Insufficiency. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0473-5_7
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