DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Clinically recognizable bulge of a superficial vein at the point of entry of an insufficient perforating vein.
EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.
Insufficiency of the perforating vein allows blood to flow from the deep venous system into the superficial venous system; this results in pressure transmission from the depths.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Dow JD (1951) The venographic localisation of incompetent communication veins in the leg. Br J Radiol 24: 182-184
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