Imaging of Lower Extremity Venous Insufficiency

The relation between pelvic varicose veins and lower extremity venous insufficiency in women with chronic pelvic pain.

PURPOSE To determine the relation between pelvic varicose veins and lower extremity venous insufficiency in women with chronic pelvic pain. METHODS AND MATERIALS This study was done in Yuzuncu Yil University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, with patients who were referred for abdominal and pelvic imaging between January 2007 and April 2008. A total of 1029 women with pelvic imagi...

A failure of preoperative duplex imaging to diagnose a lower extremity venous aneurysm in a patient with severe chronic venous insufficiency

OBJECTIVE We present a case of recurrent bilateral lower extremity venous stasis ulcers in association with a superficial venous aneurysm at the right saphenofemoral junction that was misdiagnosed on preoperative duplex scanning. METHODS A 53-year-old female presented to our clinic with 6-year history of bilateral lower extremity venous stasis ulcers. Her past medical history was significant ...

Duplex ultrasound in the assessment of lower extremity venous insufficiency

Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine November 2010 13 (4) Introduction The purpose of this paper is to provide a focused overview of the key concepts in the assessment of lower limb chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) with an emphasis on specific techniques which can assist the sonographer or sonologist in achieving an accurate and time-efficient examination. In the context of this pap...

The relation between pelvic venous dilatation and lower extremity venous insufficiency in women with chronic pelvic pain

The relation between pelvic varicose veins, chronic pelvic pain and lower extremity venous insufficiency in women.

PURPOSE To determine the frequency of pelvic varicose veins with transvaginal ultrasound and associated lower extremity venous insufficiency with Doppler ultrasound in women with chronic pelvic pain of undetermined origin. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 100 women with chronic pelvic pain of undetermined origin lasting more than 6 months were included in the study. The presence of anechogeni...

The Impact of Lower Extremity Venous Ulcers due to Chronic Venous Insufficiency on Quality of Life

Lower extremity venous ulcers comprise a complex medical and social issue. The conservative and/or surgical management of venous ulcers is often inadequate. In addition, the psychosocial aspect of the disease is often overlooked and most often undertreated. Common symptoms such as pain, low self-esteem and patient isolation are usually not recognized and therefore not adequately managed.This mi...