Accessibility of calf perforating veins from the superficial posterior compartment: An anatomic dissection study

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 552-555

  Bengisun, U ^a   Murat Tagil, S ^a   Elhan, A ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Calf; Perforating veins; SEPS; Venous insufficiency

Indexed keywords

LATEX;

ANKLE; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FASCIOTOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KNEE; LEG VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL ANATOMY; VEIN LIGATION; VEIN SURGERY;

EID: 0037833755     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1878     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. BERGAN J, BALLARD J. Historical perspectives. In: Gloviczki P, Bergan J, eds. Atlas of Endoscopic Perforator Vein Surgery. London: Springer, 1998; 5-13.
2. LINTON RR. The communicating veins of the lower leg and the operative technic for their ligation. Ann Surg 1938; 107: 582-593.
3. CALLAM MJ. The epidemiology of varicose veins. Br J Surg 1994; 81: 167-173.
4. BAKER SR, STACEY MC, JOPP-MACKEY AG et al. The epidemiology of chronic venous ulcers. Br J Surg 1991; 78: 864-867.
5. TEKDEMIR I, Uz A, TUCCAR E, CUBUK H, ELHAN A, DEDA H. The application of coloured latex in studies on vascular anatomy. J Faculty Med Univ Ankara 1999; 52(1): 23-26.
6. SHERMAN RS. Varicous veins: anatomic findings and an operative procedure based upon them. Ann Surg 1944; 120: 772-784.
7. COCKETT FB, JONES DEE. Ankle blow-out syndrome: a new approach to varicous ulcer problem. Lancet 1953; 1: 17-23.
8. O'DONNEL TF, BURNAND KG, CLEMENSON G, THOMAS ML, BROWSE NL. Doppler examination vs clinical and phlebographic detection of the location of incompetent perforating veins. Arch Surg 1977; 112: 31-35.
9. FISHER R, FULLEMANN HJ, ALDER W. About a phlebologic dogma of the localization of Cockett perforators. Phlebologie 1992; 45: 207-212.
10. MOZES G, MENAWAT SS, FISCHER DR, CARMICHAIL SW, KADAR A. Surgical anatomy for endoscopic subfacial division of perforating veins. J Vasc Surg 1996; 24: 800-808.
11. STUART WP, ADAM DJ, ALLAN PL, RUCKLEY CV, BRADBURY AW. The relationship between the number, competence and diameter of medial perforating veins and the clinical status in healthy subjects and patients with lower-limb venous disease. J Vasc Surg 2000; 32: 138-143.
12. DELIS KT, HUSMANN M, KALODIKI E, WOLFE JH, NICOLAIDES AN. In situ hemodynamics of perforating veins in chronic venous insufficiency. J Vasc Surg 2001, 33: 773-782.
13. STUART WP, ADAM DJ, ALLAN PL, RUCKLEY CV, BRADBURY AW. Saphenous surgery does not correct perforator incompetence in the peresence of deep venous reflux. J Vasc Surg 1998; 28: 834-838.
14. LABROPOULOS N, LEON M, NICOLAIDES AN, GIANNOUKAS AD, VOLTEAS N. Superficial venous insufficiency: correlation of anatomic extent of reflux with clinical symptoms and signs. J Vasc Surg 1994; 20: 953-958.
15. LABROPOULOS N, DELIS K, NICOLAIDES AN, LEON M, RAMASWAMI G, VOLTEAS N. The role of the distrubition and anatomic extent of reflux and the development of signs and symptoms in chronic venous disease. J Vasc Surg 1996; 23: 504-510.
16. HAUER G. Die endoscopische subfasciale diszision der perforansvenen: vorlaufige mitteilung. VASA 1985; 14: 59-61.
17. SYBRANDY JEM, VAN GENT WB, PIERIK EGJM, WITTENS CHA. Endoscopic versus open subfacial division of incompetent perforating veins in the treatment of venous leg ulceration: long-term follow-up. J Vasc Surg 2001; 33: 1028-1032.
18. PIERIK EGJM, WITTENS CHA, VAN URK H. Subfacial endoscopic ligation in the treatment of perforating veins. Eur J Vasc Surg 1995; 9: 38-41.
19. GLOVICZKI P, LEWIS BD, LINDSEY JR, MCKUSIK MA. Preoperative evaluation of chronic venous insufficiency with duplex scanning and venography. In: Gloviczki P, Bergan JJ eds. Atlas of Endoscopic Perforator Vein Surgery. London: Springer, 1998; 81-91.
20. WITTENS CHA. Comparision of open Linton operation with subfascial endoscopic perforator vein surgery. In: Gloviczki P, Bergan JJ eds. Atlas of Endoscopic Perforator Vein Surgery. London: Springer, 1998; 177-185.