Varicose Veins: Approach, Assessment, and Management to the Patient with Chronic Venous Disease

Viviane Seki Sassaki; Eri Fukaya

doi:10.1016/j.mcna.2023.05.002

Varicose Veins: Approach, Assessment, and Management to the Patient with Chronic Venous Disease

Med Clin North Am. 2023 Sep;107(5):895-909. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2023.05.002. Epub 2023 Jun 20.

Authors

Viviane Seki Sassaki¹, Eri Fukaya²

Affiliations

¹ Stanford Heart and Vascular Clinic- Vascular Laboratory, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
² Division of Vascular Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA. Electronic address: efukaya@stanford.edu.

PMID: 37541715
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcna.2023.05.002

Abstract

Varicose veins are tortuous and dilated veins commonly seen in chronic venous disease. This article will review chronic venous disease, including its differential diagnosis, workup, and treatment.

Keywords: Chronic venous disease; Pelvic congestion disorders; Postthrombotic syndrome; Varicose veins.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Chronic Disease
Humans
Varicose Veins* / diagnosis
Varicose Veins* / therapy
Venous Insufficiency* / diagnosis
Venous Insufficiency* / therapy