Title: Clinical Study and Management of Varicose Veins
Authors: Dr J.Ravinder Naik, M.S., Dr Ravinder Naik Noonavath, M.S.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i1.46
Abstract
The prevalence of Varicose veins has been variously reported from as little as 2% to over 20% in population studies. The prevalence of varicose veins rises with age. The aim of the present study is to analyse the cases of varicose veins presenting at the MGM Hospital, Warangal during the period of May 2008 to July 2010. Out of the 50 cases included in this study 46 (92%) were male with only 4 female patients (8%).maximum number of patients 16 (32%) was presented in the 31-40 years age group. long saphenous vein was involved in 92% of cases (46 patients), the short saphenous vein in 2% (1 patient) and both long and short in 6% (3 cases). Doppler/Duplex scanning has an overall accuracy of 94%.
Keywords: varicose veins, saphenous vein, Doppler scanning.
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