Vein Diagnosis and Treatment reviews the full scope of current management strategies of varicose and telangiectatic veins.

Vein Diagnosis and Treatment illustrations highlight the text and depict the winning techniques of successful cannulation.

Also reviews contraindications and common pitfalls of therapy.

Contents

1. Background

1. The Spectrum of Venous Disease
2. Venous Anatomy
3. Histology
4. Venous Physiology and Pathophysiology
5. Common Patterns of Abnormal Veins

2. Diagnosis

6. History and Physical Exam
7. Common Clinical Presentations
8. Continuous Wave Doppler
9. Other Tests for Venous Evaluation
10. Venous Imaging/ Duplex Ultrasound

3. Treatment

11. Patient Education and Informed Consent
12. Treatment of Large Varicose Veins
13. Treatment of Small Veins
14. Sclerosing Solutions
15. Compression
16. Veins at Other Sites
17. Facial Veins
18. Contraindications and Other Considerations
19. Duplex Ultrasound Guided Sclerotherapy
20. Lasers and High Intensity Pulsed Light
21. Surgery for Truncal Varicose Veins
22. Ambulatory Phlebectomy
23. Radiofrequency Mediated Endovenous Occlusion

4. Problems

24. Minimizing and Treating Complications
25. Thrombophlebitis and Venous Thromboembolism
26. Non-Healing Ulcers

5. Practice

27. Outfitting the Phlebology Practice

Index

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