The enduring importance of open venous surgery: “We have to retain these types of procedures for the greater patient population”

“I think it’s going to be a growing problem, particularly as we see a greater number of people with—unfortunately—failed endovascular treatments.” Those were the words of Manj Gohel (Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK) as he spoke to Venous News in the CX Studio at CX 2026 about the enduring need for robust open surgical skills for the treatment of venous disease. Gohel was speaking after presenting a case of complex open reconstruction for a previously failed endovascular intervention for venous outflow obstruction.