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Another patient with varicose veins had discomfort after laser ablation for 8\u00a0days, and has been asymptomatic after the removal of the retained foreign body in the leg. The essential preventive approach include to pinpoint the site of the tip of fiberoptic laser fiber and pull 1 to 2\u00a0cm of the sheath out of the patient, then withdrawal the fiberoptic fiber and sheath simultaneously. A white flash light in the trunk of the fiberoptic laser fiber is an important warning signal of an erroneous manipulation during the operation. The surgeon should routinely check the intact sheath and fiberoptic fiber after laser ablation. In conclusion, retained foreign body can be prevented by following some practical tips during laser ablation.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.9738\/cc155.1","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2013,1,8]],"date-time":"2013-01-08T21:26:51Z","timestamp":1357680411000},"page":"293-295","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Retained Foreign Body After Laser Ablation"],"prefix":"10.9738","volume":"97","author":[{"given":"Shiyan","family":"Ren","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Vascular Surgery"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Peng","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Vascular Surgery"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Wei","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Anesthesiology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yuguan","family":"Yang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Vascular Surgery"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"4721","reference":[{"issue":"3","key":"i0020-8868-97-4-293-Ren1","series-title":"J Grey System","first-page":"195","article-title":"Better outcomes of varicose veins with EVLT alone than in combination with Trivex by GRA","volume":"20","author":"Ren\n              S ,","year":"2008","unstructured":"Ren\n              S , \n            \n              Peng\n              L , \n            \n              Zou\n              N , \n            \n              Tan\n              X . \n          \n          Better outcomes of varicose veins with EVLT alone than in combination with Trivex by GRA . 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