RT Book, Section
A1 Doherty, Gerard M.
SR Print(0)
ID 58105121
T1 Varicose Veins
T2 Quick Answers Surgery
YR 2010
FD 2010
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 
LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58105121
RD 2024/04/20
AB •  Dilated,  tortuous  superficial  veins  in  lower  extremities,  usually  bilateral•  Pigmentation,  ulceration,  edema  suggest  concomitant  venous  stasis  disease•  Classified  as  primary  or  secondary•  Risk  factors  for  varicose  veins  (VV)  include:  -Female  gender-Pregnancy-Family  history-Prolonged  standing-History  of  phlebitis