Members of this Guideline Writing Committee (GWC) were selected by the European Society
for Vascular Surgery (ESVS) to represent physicians involved in management of patients …

Background Stimulated by published reports of potentially inappropriate application of
venous procedures, the American Venous Forum and its Ethics Task Force in collaboration …

The Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and the American Venous Forum (AVF) have
developed clinical practice guidelines for the care of patients with varicose veins of the lower …

OBJECTIVES: Duplex ultrasound has become the reference standard in assessing the
morphology and haemodynamics of the lower limb veins. The project described in this …

Abstract Purpose of Review Chronic venous insufficiency is found to some extent in a large
proportion of the world's population, especially in the elderly and obese. Despite its …

The development of varicose veins or chronic venous insufficiency is preceded by and
associated with the pathophysiological remodelling of the venous wall. Recent work …

Background Many surgical approaches are available to treat varicose veins secondary to
chronic venous insufficiency. One of the least invasive techniques is the ambulatory …

BACKGROUND: Recurrent varicose veins (RVV) occur in 13% to 65% of patients following
treatment, and remain a debilitating and costly problem. RVV were initially thought largely to …

Objective: The objective of this randomized study was to compare the efficacy of the CHIVA
method for the treatment of varicose veins with respect to the standard treatment of stripping …

BACKGROUND: Great saphenous vein (GSV) incompetence is involved in the majority of
cases of varicose disease. Standardised pre-interventional assessment is required to …