Chronic venous insufficiency is a prevalent disease that frequently leads to development of venous leg ulcers. While a number of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines have been developed that provide guidance for clinicians when caring for patients with chronic venous insufficiency, they lack adequate detail concerning selection and application of compression for prevention and management...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether there is a difference between risk factors in patients diagnosed to have clinically documented lower extremity venous disease after confirming the diagnosis radiologically by ultrasonographic and venographic evaluation. METHODS This study was performed from January 2002 to January 2005 in Bursa, the fourth biggest city of Turkey, situated in the west of the coun...

Symptomatic iliac fossa and suprapubic varicosities are uncommon presentations in adults. Such presentations often point to acquired obstructive process to pelvic outflow or to the progression of venous insufficiency and reflux in the pelvic and gonadal veins. Less frequently, venous anomalies of the renal veins or IVC might be implicated. Furthermore, late presentations of congenital or acquir...

statistically and found to be of little value in reliably determining the presence or absence of DVT. The differential diagnosis for leg pain and swelling includes lymphedema, chronic venous insufficiency, infection (cellulitis), aneurysm, pseudoaneurysm, Baker cyst, and other musculoskeletal causes. Diagnosis of DVT depends on the clinician’s pretest probability assessment and a combination of...

Treatment/Procedure Rating Comments US duplex Doppler lower extremity 8 Plethysmography and pulse volume recording 6 CTA pelvis with runoff 7 MRA pelvis with runoff 7 Catheter directed angiography 5 This procedure should be performed only at the time of endovascular therapy. Risk factor analysis, lipid profile and ABIs 9 No further treatment or evaluation needed 1 Best medical management includ...

Chronic venous insufficiency may be complicated by ulceration of the skin of the involved extremity. The ulcers appear to be caused by the prolonged elevation of venous pressure in the leg and the resultant edema. A device is described that counterbalances exactly the elevated pressure in the veins of the leg, regardless of the position of the patient. This hydrostatic pressure stocking prevent...

Context: The most common cause of bilateral lower extremity edema during pregnancy is venous insufficiency, that a physiological process. Although it not serious complication, can lead to substantial pain, heaviness, nocturnal cramps, tingling, and numbness. In this regard, foot massage prominent non-pharmacological practice among healthcare providers. This study aimed evaluate interventions ut...

Chronic venous insufficiency may be complicated by ulceration of the skin of the involved extremity. The ulcers appear to be caused by the prolonged elevation of venous pressure in the leg and the resultant edema. A device is described that counterbalances exactly the elevated pressure in the veins of the leg, regardless of the position of the patient. This hydrostatic pressure stocking prevent...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence, risk factors, and clinical manifestations of spinal cord ischemia (SCI) after thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR). METHODS A retrospective review of a prospectively collected database was performed for all patients undergoing TEVAR at a single academic institution between July 2002 and June 2010. Preoperative demographic...