TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Superficial Venous Insufficiency and Varicose Veins A1 - Shchatsko, Anastasiya A1 - Blebea, John A2 - Nazzal, Munier A2 - Blebea, John A2 - Osman, Mohamed F. PY - 2024 T2 - Vascular and Endovascular Surgery: Clinical Diagnosis and Management AB - Chronic venous disease (CVD), varicose vein disease, venous reflux disease, and superficial venous insufficiency are many times used interchangeably and reflect both the presence of visible varicose veins and the underlying cause of valvular reflux and venous insufficiency. Varicose veins are defined as bulging dilated or tortuous veins that are located superficially under the skin of the lower extremities and correspond to CEAP class C1 and C2 (classification to be explained later). Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), on the other hand, involves symptoms and skin changes that are more extensive than just the presence of varicose veins and includes venous disease starting from CEAP class C3 and higher. They also reflect the presence of valvular reflux and insufficiency but of a more severe and chronic nature. Chronic venous insufficiency is discussed more specifically in Chapter 8, while this chapter will focus on superficial venous insufficiency and varicose veins. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1200677107 ER -