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Great saphenous vein - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The great saphenous vein, also greater saphenous vein, is the large (subcutaneous) superficial vein of the leg and thigh. It originates from where the dorsal vein of the first digit (the large toe) merges with the dorsal venous arch of the foot, which attaches to the small saphenous vein. The vein is often removed by cardiothoracic surgeons and used for auto-transplantation in coronary artery bypass operations, when arterial grafts are not available or many grafts are required, such as in a triple bypass or quadruple bypass. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_saphenous_vein   (675 words)

Vein Ligation and Stripping - Definition, Purpose, Demographics, Description, Diagnosis/Preparation, Aftercare, Risks, ... Vein ligation and stripping is a surgical approach to the treatment of varicose veins. The most important veins in the lower leg are the two saphenous veins—the greater saphenous vein, which runs from the foot to the groin area, and the short saphenous vein, which runs from the ankle to the knee. It is thought that varicose veins develop when the valves at the top of the greater saphenous vein fail, allowing more blood to flow backward down the leg and increase the pressure on the valves in the smaller veins in turn. www.surgeryencyclopedia.com /St-Wr/Vein-Ligation-and-Stripping.html   (4040 words)

Varicose Vein Treatment Several controlled trials comparing sclerotherapy of varicose tributaries or the saphenous vein, with and without associated ligation and stripping have reported that the absence of ligation and stripping are associated with an increased frequency of recurrence. The authors conclude that sclerotherapy of the greater saphenous vein in the presence of saphenofemoral reflux is unlikely to remain successful in the long term. The principle outcome was ablation of the greater saphenous vein, as demonstrated by Doppler ultrasonography. www.regence.com /trgmedpol/surgery/sur104.html   (4226 words)

Total Vein Care : Vein Closure Closure of the greater saphenous vein is the minimally invasive alternative to vein stripping. The greater saphenous vein is located on the inside of the thigh. Since the vein cannot be seen by visual inspection, it is entered under ultrasound guidance or with a small incision. www.veincare.com /veinclosure.htm   (758 words)

Houston Vein Institute: varicose vein laser treatment & spider vein sclerotherapy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) The visible varicose veins and spider veins in the legs, both large and small, are most often a result of problems elsewhere in the leg. There is one major vein (the greater saphenous vein) which connects to many of the surface superficial veins. Although varicosed veins are often seen in the lower thigh, around the knee and in the lower leg, the faulty valve is located in the groin. www.houstonveininstitute.com /Veins.html   (685 words)

Vein Solutions Varicose veins are a frequently occurring condition with up to 40% of women and 20% of men likely to suffer from symptoms such as fatigue, pain and swelling of the lower limbs. The result is visible ‘varicose veins’ that are the cause of the pain, swelling and discomfort you may feel in your lower limbs. First, the foam displaces blood within the vein, permitting the full strength of the sclerosing agent to be in direct contact with the vein wall for an extended period of time without any dilution effects. www.laserandvein.com /vein.html   (1765 words)

Advanced Vein Care for Varicose Vein Treatment. Orange County, Californa Varicose Vein treatment from medical ... When the valves are damaged, the large saphenous vein in the leg leaks venous blood under high pressure back into the small vein system causing varicose and spider veins to appear near the surface of the skin. Spider veins are small red, blue or purple veins on the surface of the skin. Vein disorders are not always visible; diagnostic techniques are important tools in determining the cause and severity of the problem. www.varicoseveindoctors.com /varicose_vein_treatment.htm   (1603 words)

Vanderbilt Vein Clinic, Nashville, Tennessee - Vein Disease About 90% of the blood that returns to the heart travels along the "deep veins." However, superficial veins known as the Greater Saphenous Vein or Long Saphenous Vein carry about 8-10% of the blood that is drained from the skin into the deep system for return to the heart. Varicose veins occur in veins when valves no longer function properly and the wall of the vessel becomes weak. Utilizing ultrasound, the technician and surgeon are able to visualize blood flow and the effectiveness of the valves in the veins to prevent blood from flowing down toward the feet ("venous reflux" or "incompetent valves"). www.vanderbiltveinclinic.com /disease.htm   (596 words)

Varicose Veins India - Published Reports During follow-up observation a secondary incompetency of untreated lateral accessory saphenous veins was observed in 2 legs (1.9%). In the case of the short saphenous vein, the problem is compounded by the ever-present anatomical variation of the vein. We subsequently studied the effect of filling the saphenous trunk with micro foam sclerosant and performing EVLA at 3-5 cm from the saphenous termination (i.e., outside Scarpa triangle and the popliteal fossa). www.varicoseveinsindia.com /publishedreports.html   (3364 words)

' + strPFPageTitle + ' The primary superficial vein, which starts at the ankle and runs up the inner leg and thigh to the groin crease, is called the greater saphenous vein. The greater saphenous vein is often, but not always, involved when there are bulging varicose veins in the leg. If the saphenous vein is involved, it may be removed by stripping, which requires an incision in the groin to pull the vein out at knee-level. www.lahey.org /Medical/Cardio/VaricoseVeins.asp   (776 words)

Saphenous vein - Irish Edition Veins are thin walled blood vessels that carry oxygen depleted blood from the tissues to the heart. The Greater Saphenous vein runs from the groin area to the foot down both legs. Grafts of the veins can be used in coronary artery by-pass surgery, vascular by-pass surgery in the leg, and other vascular by-pass surgeries. www.makeyourwill.com /ie/veins.htm   (63 words)

Great saphenous vein The vein is often removed by cardiothoracic surgeons and used for auto-transplantation in coronary artery bypass operations, when arterial grafts are not available or many grafts are required. The saphenous nerve runs along side of the great saphenous vein and is not infrequently damaged in surgeries that that make use the similarly named venous conduit. The veins of the lower extremity, abdomen, and pelvis - Gray's Anatomy. www.mrsci.com /Veins/Great_saphenous_vein.php   (272 words)

New varicose vein treatment less invasive Many people think varicose veins are caused by pressure from standing on their legs too long during work or exercise — or that they just come with the territory as we age. Although varicose veins often occur in the lower thigh around the knee and the calf, the cause of the problem is often related to a disease process or failure occurring higher in the leg. The most common medical origin of varicose veins is known as "reflux of the greater saphenous vein," which is the major vessel running from the groin to the ankle. www.recordonline.com /archive/2005/10/19/varicose.htm   (474 words)

Internet version VARICOSE Varicose veins, on the contrary, are surface vessels, and all surface vessels are EXPENDABLE. When this vein is connected to a dialysis machine, it is large enough to allow rapid passage of all the blood in the patient's body to enter the dialysis machine, get "cleaned up", and return back to the patient, within a reasonable period of time. Therefore, the only patients in whom "saving" the saphenous vein is an urgent consideration are patients in whom the significant possibility of a sudden need for coronary bypass can be foreseen within the next 6 years. www.veindoctorny.com /advanced_info_vv.htm   (10467 words)

Vein Treatments - Vein and Laser Specialists at Cherry Creek - Dr J C Agostini - Aspen EVLT, Laser Therapy Valve failure in this large vein ascending from the knee to the upper inner thigh is largely responsible for the formation of the bulging varicosities frequently seen in the lower leg. Laser is used to treat the smaller veins, called telangiectasias, that occur in the face and legs. The light energy is specifically absorbed by the vein which is being treated, "erasing" it. www.veinexpert.com /vls-proc-veins2.htm   (324 words)

Veins of the Lower Extremity - Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopaedics - in proximal half of the leg, the lesser saphenous vein is proximate to - duplications of a portion of the saphenous vein are not infrequent, and Short saphenous vein grafts as an aid to microsurgical reconstruction of www.wheelessonline.com /ortho/veins_of_the_lower_extremity   (613 words)

Sclerotherapy New Haven-Dr Walter Kwass MD-Varicose Veins-Spider Veins-Vascular Care   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) For patients who need the main surface vein, the greater saphenous vein, removed or "closed," Doctor Kwass has recently introduced a new laser technique to his practice called EVLT. A laser beam is introduced into the saphenous vein and carefully positioned to seal the vein as it is slowly withdrawn. There are some patients for whom a traditional surgical approach such as Saphenous Vein Stripping, surgical removal of the greater saphenous vein, and Ambulatory Phlebectomy, surgical removal of the varicosities through many small incisions, might be best. www.ctvascularsurgery.com /wk-vein_treaments.htm   (419 words)

eMedicine - Superficial Thrombophlebitis : Article by George Johnson, Jr, MD Ecchymosis may be present early in the disease, indicating extravasation of blood associated with injury to the vein, and this may turn to brownish pigmentation over the vein as the inflammation resolves. The thrombophlebitis usually is located in the anterolateral aspect of the upper portion of the breast or in the region extending from the lower portion of the breast across the submammary fold toward the costal margin and the epigastrium. Superficial thrombophlebitis spontaneously develops in superficial veins, especially in the lower extremities in the greater saphenous vein; this is common in patients with varicose veins. www.emedicine.com /med/topic3201.htm   (2930 words)

Varicose Vein Surgery This entails a 5 cm incision in the groin and a 1 cm incision below the knee removing the vein in-between after ligating the vein at its junction with the Femoral vein. Short Segment Stripping of the Greater Saphenous Vein can be done under femoral nerve block (applying local anaesthetic to the main nerve of the leg) and light sedation; or general anaesthesia (you are asleep). Minor discomfort is experienced along the path of the removed Greater Saphenous Vein due to bruising. www.banffmedical.com /varicose.htm   (420 words)

Houston Vein Institute: sclerotherapy & other treatments for spider veins This may bring only temporary success and with treatment of the Greater Saphenous Vein the rate of non-closure after one year may be as high as 40%. This is a surgical procedure used to close off and remove underlying faulty veins, such as the Greater Saphenous Vein. This is the current treatment of choice for patients with varicose veins caused by Greater Saphenous Vein incompetence. www.houstonveininstitute.com /Benefits.html   (148 words)

EndoLaser Venous Therapy Services - Vein and Laser Center - Dr.Ferrer, Dr Monaghan, Varicose Veins, Spider Veins and ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) VNUS Closure® is a minimally invasive alternative to vein stripping for the treatment of varicose veins and its common underlying cause, venous reflux. Instead of surgically removing the diseased vein, the Closure procedure delivers radio frequency (RF) energy via a catheter to the clogged vein, which shrinks in the heat and eventually closes. Closure offers benefits over vein stripping and other treatment methods such as faster treatment and recovery time, less discomfort during and after the procedure, and little or no scarring, bruising or swelling. www.veinscny.com /vlc-services_elvs.htm   (475 words)

Vein Ligation and Stripping Information on Healthline Ligation refers to the surgical tying off of a large vein in the leg called the greater saphenous vein, while stripping refers to the removal of this vein through incisions in the groin area or behind the knee. The most important veins in the lower leg are the two saphenous veins- the greater saphenous vein, which runs from the foot to the groin area, and the short saphenous vein, which runs from the ankle to the knee. www.healthline.com /galecontent/vein-ligation-and-stripping   (1150 words)

AHI-Vein Clinic Varicose veins are stretched, swollen veins that occur when the valves do not close completely and a significant amount of blood pools behind the valves. Spider veins are the least serious and the most common vein disorder. Spider veins commonly appear during and after pregnancy as a small red or purple cluster of veins that are near the skin's surface. www.azheart.com /institute/treatment/vein.asp   (506 words)

Surgeons use new laser treatment on varicose veins: Minimally invasive procedure is an alternative to surgery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) Patients are given a regional anesthetic before the surgeon inserts a needle into the greater saphenous vein near the knee. Numerous superficial veins branch off this vein, and venous reflux in the greater saphenous vein is usually the root problem underlying varicose veins. The surgeon turns on the laser and slowly removes the laser fiber, which collapses the vein as it is retracted. www.mayoclinic.org /checkup-2005/varicose-veins-feb.html   (550 words)

Zimmet Vein and Dermatology Clinic - Vein Services - Endovenous Laser Treatment - EVLT, saphenous, varicose   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) Endovenous Laser Treatment is an alternative to surgical stripping of the greater saphenous vein. Endovenous Laser Treatment (EVLT ™) performed with a Diomed 810 nm laser is FDA-approved for the treatment of the greater saphenous vein. Min RJ, Zimmet SE, Isaccs MN, Forrestal MD. Endovenous laser treatment of the incompetent greater saphenous vein. www.skin-vein.com /vein_evlt.html   (174 words)

Vanishing Varicose Veins Traditional surgery for varicose veins, commonly called wire stripping, involves removing the main vein of the leg called the greater saphenous vein. Once the defective vein is located, the doctor then guides the laser to the problem area and proceeds to close off the vein that is not working, allowing smaller, healthier blood vessels to take over the task of circulating blood in that area. While EVLT is suitable for most patients with varicose veins, it is important to discuss your individual vein health and possible treatments with your doctor. www.brighamandwomens.org /patient/healthmatters/varicoseveins.aspx   (428 words)

Bellin Health Systems » Includes » Endoscopic Vein Harvest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) Until recently, heart surgeons and their assistants used the traditional or "open" technique to harvest the segment of greater saphenous vein needed to construct coronary artery bypasses. Using specially designed instruments and video equipment, the entire length of the saphenous vein can be removed via these small (2-4 cm) incisions. A recent article in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery showed that the frequency of leg wound complications, including infection, was significantly less in patients who had their saphenous vein harvested via the endoscopic technique. www.bellinhealth.com /services/cardiac/endovein.shtml   (437 words)

Venacure TM  Laser Varicose Vein Mount Pleasant — Approximately 25 percent of all women and 15 percent of all men suffer from greater saphenous vein reflux, commonly known as varicose veins. The traditional surgical treatment for the condition was stripping and ligation, a solution many patients found very painful — and one that required up to six weeks of recovery time. Energy emitted from the tip of the fiber causes only the treated vein to close, while the body automatically routes the blood to other healthy veins. www.veingone.com   (381 words)

Endovenous Laser Treatment of the Incompetent Greater Saphenous Vein -- Min et al. 12 (10): 1167 -- Journal of Vascular ... Endovenous Laser Treatment of the Incompetent Greater Saphenous Vein -- Min et al. Mark D. Forrestal, MD From Cornell Vascular (R.J.M.), Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York; Zimmet Vein and Dermatology (S.E.Z.), Austin, Texas; Vein Specialists of Northern California (M.N.I.), Walnut Creek, California; and Northwest Vein Care (M.D.F.), Arlington Heights, Illinois. Endovenous Saphenous Ablation Corrects the Hemodynamic Abnormality in Patients with CEAP Clinical Class 3-6 CVI Due to Superficial Reflux www.jvir.org /cgi/content/abstract/12/10/1167   (552 words)

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