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  2. Varicose veins - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally, varicose veins were investigated using imaging techniques only if there was a suspicion of deep venous insufficiency, if they were recurrent, or if they involved the saphenopopliteal junction. This practice is now less widely accepted. People with varicose veins should now be investigated using lower limbs venous ultrasonography.

  3. Venous ulcer - Wikipedia

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    The skin surrounding a venous ulcer may be edematous (swollen) and there may be evidence of varicose veins; the skin surrounding an arterial ulcer may be pale, cold, shiny and hairless. Both venous and arterial ulcers may be painful, however arterial ulcers tend to be more painful, especially with elevation of the leg, for example when in bed.

  4. Perforator vein - Wikipedia

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    Diagram showing named veins. Perforator veins exist along the length of the lower limb, in greater number in the leg (anatomical ref to below knee) than in the thigh. Some veins are named after the physician who first described them: Dodd's perforator at the inferior 1/3 of the thigh; Boyd's perforator at the knee level

  5. Does Medicare Cover Treatment for Varicose Veins? - AOL

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    Treatments for varicose veins that Medicare may cover include: Sclerotherapy: Sclerotherapy involves injecting a solution directly into the varicose vein, which forces blood to reroute or find a ...

  6. Chronic venous insufficiency - Wikipedia

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    Most cases of CVI can be improved with treatments to the superficial venous system or stenting the deep system. Varicose veins, for example, can now be treated by local anesthetic endovenous surgery. Rates of CVI are higher in women than in men. [4] [5] Other risk factors include genetics, smoking, obesity, pregnancy, and prolonged standing. [6]

  7. Wikipedia:Osmosis/Varicose veins - Wikipedia

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    Oftentimes, though, collateral veins are used instead, which is where other veins can take the blood as an alternate pathway so it doesn’t stagnate in the varicose vein, and these tend to actually be the deep veins in the legs. Other than the legs, in men it can also occur in the scrotum (usually on the left side) where it is called a varicocele.

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