A comparison between Caucasian and Asian superficial venous anatomy and reflux patterns - Implications for potential precision endovenous ablation therapy

Phlebology. 2020 Feb;35(1):39-45. doi: 10.1177/0268355519845984. Epub 2019 Apr 29.

Authors

Qws Lee¹, K Gibson², S L Chan³, H P Rathnaweera⁴, T T Chong¹, T Y Tang¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Vascular Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
² Lake Washington Vascular Surgeons, Bellevue, WA, USA.
³ Health Services Research Center, SingHealth, Singapore, Singapore.
⁴ Department of General Surgery, Changi General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.

PMID: 31032714
DOI: 10.1177/0268355519845984

No abstract available

Keywords: Varicose veins; chronic venous insufficiency; reflux pattern; venous reflux patterns.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Asian People
Chronic Disease
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Reproducibility of Results
Singapore
Varicose Veins / ethnology
Varicose Veins / therapy
Vascular Diseases / ethnology*
Vascular Diseases / therapy
Veins / anatomy & histology
Venous Insufficiency / ethnology*
Venous Insufficiency / therapy
Washington
White People
Young Adult