This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Venous Disorders, Subject name: Surgery
The most common complication of varicose vein stripping is: 
Select and explain. 
A. Infection, B. Hemorrhage, C. Ecchymosis, D. Thromboembolism
C: Ecchymosis
Answer: C: Ecchymosis 
Explanation: Complications of varicose vein surgery Recurrence (MC): Incidence of recurrence after surgery in upto 10%. Hematoma or Ecchymosis: MC cause of discomfo after varicose vein surgery Sensory nerve injury Greater saphenous vein should only be stripped to just below the knee to avoid damage to the accompanying saphenous nerve Sural nerve must be carefully dissected off the lesser saphenous vein at the ankle.