Volume : VI, Issue : XII, December - 2017

The CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT OF VARICOSE VEIN A Holistic approach

Dr. Ramanuj Mukherjee, Dr. Prosenjit Das, Dr. Gouri Mukhopadhyay, Dr. Dilip Das, Dr. Gautam Bhowmik

Abstract :

 ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS WITH VARICOSE VEIN:

Methods of assessment of varicose vein are categorised into three levels.

1.      Level I

·         history and physical examination

·         hand held Doppler

2.      Level II

·         duplex scan

·         venous plethysmography

3.      Level III

·         ascending venography

·         descending venography

·         ambulatory venous pressure monitoring

·         CT/MR venography

·         Varicography ( for recurrent varicose vein)

 

Clinical examination:

Through clinical examination includes evaluation of GSV and LSV systems of lower limbs, abdominal viscera and pelvic anatomy. Identification of involved venous system, reflux/ incompetence at SFJ and/or SPJ and deep venous competence are mainstay of physical assessment. 

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Dr. Ramanuj Mukherjee, Dr. Prosenjit Das, Dr.Gouri Mukhopadhyay, Dr.Dilip Das, Dr.Gautam Bhowmik, The CONTEMPORARY MANAGEMENT OF VARICOSE VEIN A Holistic approach, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-6 | Issue-12 | December-2017

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