The presented report presents a minimally invasive approach for the treatment of varicose veins in patients with chronic venous disease and coexisting von Willebrand disease, the most common inherited bleeding disorder. Conventional stripping of an insufficient great saphenous vein and varicose vein surgery, carries a potential risk of serious bleeding complications in this specific group of pa...

Varicose veins are an early manifestation of chronic venous insufficiency. Although the risk factors associated with varicose veins are well described, the basic pathophysiology leading to venous valvular incompetence, and thus, varicosities are less well known. However, cosmetics aside, the leg fatigue and heaviness that is associated with chronic venous insufficiency in the presence of varico...

OBJECTIVE To examine the safety and efficacy of endovenous laser obliteration to treat varicose vein in a day surgery setting, using sedation and local anaesthesia. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING Day surgery centre in a regional hospital in Hong Kong. PATIENTS A total of 24 patients with duplex-confirmed long saphenous vein insufficiency underwent endovenous laser (940 nm) varicose vei...

A weakening of the venous valves and walls is a common cause varicose veins. Blood might flow back pool in veins due to damaged valves, causing them enlarge. Weakened vein are longer, broader, less elastic than normal, valve flaps split, resulting increased blood pooling twisted Primary characterised by valvular incompetence reflux, which have long been assumed be cause. Recent research, on oth...

Original Article Lower limb veins are most prone for venous disorders. Complete knowledge of the variations of great saphenous vein is of immense importance in assessment of clinical conditions like varicose veins, deep vein thrombosis and venous ulcer. Duplication of long saphenous vein is one of the potential reasons behind recurrence of varicosity after successful surgery. The present study ...

OBJECTIVES Varicose veins are dilated tortuous veins of varying tone. Purinergic signalling is important in the control of tone and in mediating trophic changes in blood vessels. The expression of P2 receptors in control and varicose veins will be examined. METHODS Purinergic signalling in circular and longitudinal smooth muscle of the human long saphenous vein was studied in control and vari...

BACKGROUND Varicose veins are among the most common ailments of the affluent nations. Primarily it is considered to be caused by valvular dysfunctions, but it may be secondary to other pathologies. This study was conducted to evaluate the unusual secondary causes of varicose veins. METHODS This case-series was conducted at department of vascular surgery Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi f...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of surgical treatment of varicose veins with preservation of the great saphenous vein. METHODS We conducted a prospective study of 15 female patients between 25 and 55 years of age with clinical, etiologic, anatomic and pathophysiologic (CEAP) classification 2, 3 and 4. The patients underwent surgical treatment of primary varicose veins with great saphenous ...

In 1954 a woman was operated on for bilateral varicose long saphenous veins. The saphenofemoral junctions were tied and the saphenous trunks were stripped from the groin to the ankles. Six months later she returned with almost identical varices. How could they have filled? Reexamination showed that when the veins were emptied, and a tourniquet applied at the groin, on standing they immediately ...