Duplication of the Great Saphenous Vein: A Definition Problem and Implications for Therapy
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Duplication of the great saphenous vein: a definition problem and implications for therapy.
BACKGROUND In the literature there is a range from 1% to 20 % of duplication (up to 20%) of the great saphenous vein (GSV) reported, because there is a lack of an accurate definition of the GSV and objective parameters for an anatomical identification. OBJECTIVE To investigate the frequency of true duplications of the GSV. MATERIALS AND METHODS A systematic review of the literature, a retro...
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عنوان ژورنال: Dermatologic Surgery
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1076-0512
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2011.02154.x