Phlebology, Vein Surgery and Ultrasonography Diagnosis and Management of Venous Disease /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mowatt-Larssen, Eric (Editor), Desai, Sapan S. (Editor), Dua, Anahita (Editor), Shortell, Cynthia E. K. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Surgery.; Vascular surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Vascular Surgery.

The management of venous pathology has been revolutionized by technological advancements. Venous disease is now managed with a wide variety of techniques that collectively allow physicians to diagnose and treat venous problems in ways that few surgeons would have anticipated even a decade ago. Techn...

Table of Contents:

• Basic Sciences: Anatomy
• Pathophysiology of Reflux.-Presentation of Chronic Venous Disease.-Reflux Management. Vein Testing: Ultrasound Physics.-Ultrasound For Reflux.-Ultrasound For Phlebology Procedures.-Physiologic Testing
• Conventional and Cross-Sectional Venography. Superficial Vein Therapy
• Endovenous Thermal Ablation
• Chemical Superficial Vein Ablation
• Surgical Techniques
• Transcutaneous Laser Vein Ablation. Non-Superficial Veins: Perforator Veins
• Upper Deep Vein Disease
• Lower Deep Vein Disease
• Low Flow Vascular Malformations. Thrombosis: Ultrasound for Thrombosis
• Superficial Venous Thrombophlebitis
• Deep Vein Thrombosis
• Anticoagulation for Venous Thromboembolism
• Thrombophilias. Special Topics: Lymphedema
• Venous Leg Ulcers
• Biostatistics
• Vein Anesthesia.