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Clinically recognizable bulge of a superficial vein at the point of entry of an insufficient perforating vein.
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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.
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- Dow JD (1951) The venographic localisation of incompetent communication veins in the leg. Br J Radiol 24: 182-184