Canyon varicesI83.9

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Thin-walled vein of varying calibre, lying at the level of the skin, which appears canyon-like chiselled into the hypodermitic or dermatoliposclerotic subcutis. The palpation findings show, at right angles to the vein axis, a surprisingly sharp-edged transition from the soft, compressible vein to the wood-like, firm surroundings.

EtiopathogenesisThis section has been translated automatically.

S.u. Chronic venous insufficiency. Ultimately, it is unknown why the dermatosclerotic remodelling processes affect the surrounding area but leave out the venous bed. A different reaction behaviour of the perivasal collagen can be assumed.

TherapyThis section has been translated automatically.

Sclerotherapy. See also varicosis, see also venous insufficiency, chronic venous insufficiency.

LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.

Tessari L (1990) Canyon-varices. Consequence and cause of sclerous cellulitis and their treatment. Phlebology 43:501-506.
Nüllen H et al (2010) Canyon-varices In: T Noppeney, H Nüllen Diagnosis and therapy of varicosis. Springer Medicine Publishing House Heidelberg S 211 -212

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer