Author | Tretbar, Lawrence L. author |
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Title | Venous Disorders of the Legs [electronic resource] : Principles and Practice / by Lawrence L. Tretbar |
Imprint | London : Springer London, 1999 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0795-8 |
Descript | XI, 139 p. online resource |
1 Anatomy of the Leg Veins -- Configuration of the venous system -- Histology -- Venous innervation -- Embryology -- Venous systems of the foot -- Superficial venous system -- Greater (long) saphenous vein -- Lesser (short) saphenous vein -- Reticular vein system -- Accompanying nerves -- Deep venous system -- Intermuscular veins (venae comites) -- Intramuscular veins -- Perforating veins -- Valves -- Comments -- References -- 2 Venous Function, Dysfunction and Venous Insufficiency -- Return of blood to the heart -- Venous pressure -- Chronic venous insufficiency -- Chronic venous hypertension -- Comments -- References -- 3 Clinical Phlebologic Evaluation -- History of present illness -- Past medical history -- Physical examination -- Comments -- References -- 4 Venous Testing, Non-Invasive and Invasive -- Non-invasive vascular testing: ultrasound -- Venous Doppler examination -- Duplex ultrasonography -- Plethysmography -- Magnetic resonance imaging -- Thermography -- Invasive vascular testing -- Comments -- References -- 5 Patterns of Varicose Vein Development/Principles of Treatment -- Common patterns of varicose vein development -- Non-saphenous veins -- Principles of treating varicose veins -- Greater saphenous vein incompetence -- Lesser saphenous vein incompetence -- Microincisional phlebectomy -- Comments -- References -- 6 History of Medical and Surgical Treatment of Varicose Veins -- Early surgical treatments -- British experience -- German experience -- Post-Trendelenburg experience -- American school of surgery -- Later American experience -- Follow-up -- Comments -- References -- 7 Contemporary Medical and Surgical Treatment of Varicose Veins -- Overview -- Greater saphenous vein incompetence -- Lesser saphenous vein incompetence -- Microincisional phlebectomy -- Valvuloplasty -- Surgical techniques -- New varicose veins -- Comments -- References -- 8 Injection Sclerotherapy -- Mechanism of action of sclerotherapy -- Types of sclerosant solutions -- Complications -- Side-effects -- Clinical applications -- Clinical approaches -- Clinical techniques -- Compression -- Comments -- References -- 9 Complications of Chronic Venous Insufficiency -- Cutaneous complications -- Treatment of chronic venous ulcers -- Comments -- References -- 10 Venous Thromboembolic Disease -- Pathogenesis of deep venous thrombosis -- Clinical experience -- Establishing a diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis -- Pulmonary embolism -- Treatment of venous thromboembolism -- General medical care -- Prevention of thromboembolism -- Comments -- References -- Color Plate Section