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Table2.1 HISTORIC AND NEW ANATOMIC TERMS OF
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LOWER EXTREMITYVEINS
HISTORIC TERM NEW TERM
Greater or long saphenous vein Great saphenous vein (GSV)
Smaller or short saphenous vein Small saphenous vein (SSV)
Saphenofemoral junction Con uence of the super cial
inguinal veins
Giacomini’s vein Intersaphenous vein
Posterior arch vein or
Leonardo’s vein
Posterior accessory great
saphenous vein of the leg
Super cial femoral vein Femoral vein
Cockett perforators (1,11,11) Posterior tibial perforators
(lower, middle, upper)
Boyd’s perforator Paratibial perforator (proximal)
Sherman’s perforators Paratibial perforators
24-cm perforators Paratibial perforators
Hunter’s and Dodd’s perforators Perforators of the femoral canal
May’s or Kuster’s perforators Ankle perforators
supracardinal vein is associated with regression of the right
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supracardinal vein (see Figure2.2D).
Developmental varia­tions of the le renal vein include persistent (circumaortic) renal collar (1–9%) and retroaortic le renal vein (1–2%)
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(see Figure2.3).
Capillaries of the primitive limb buds initially drain into the marginal sinuses. In the arm the ulnar portion of the marginal sinuses dominate over the radial ones, and eventu­ally form the basilic, axillary, and subclavian veins.  e sub­clavian vein drains into the proximal anterior cardinal vein.  e cephalic vein develops secondarily from segments of the radial marginal sinuses and attaches to the axillary vein later. In the leg, segments of the primitive marginal sinuses persist only distally and develop into the peroneal, anterior tibial, and small saphenous veins (SSV).  e great saphenous vein (GSV) originates from the posterior cardinal vein and later gives o the femoral, popliteal, and posterior tibialveins.
HISTOLOGY
the liver sinusoids, the suprarenal segment of the IVC will not develop, consequently the lower part of the body will be drained through the azygos system and the liver will drain directly into the heart. Double IVC (0.2–3%) occurs due to the persistence of the le supracardinal vein, therefore it usu­ally involves only the infrarenal segment (see Figure2.2C). Le -sided IVC (<0.5%) develops if persistence of the le
 e venous wall has three layers:intima, media, and adven­titia.  e intima is made up by endothelial cells and an underlying thin connective tissue layer. Valves are formed by infolding of the intima, therefore they are covered with endothelium on both sides and have a very thin connective
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tissue skeleton. Venous valves are bicuspid.  e veins are distended at the base of the valves, probably secondary to
ABCD
Sinus venosus
Viselline
and
umbilical
vv.
Ant. cardinal
v.
Common
cardinal
v.
Subcardinal
v.
Subcardinal
anastomosis
Post
cardinal
v.
Sub-
supracardinal
anastomosis
(Renal collar)
IIiac anastomosis of postcardinal vv.
Subclavian
v.
Supradcardinal
v. Prerenal segment
(Subcardinal)
Renal segment
(Sub­supracardinal anastomosis)
Postrenal
segment
(Supracardinal)
Hypogastric v.
Ant. cardinal
v.
Hepatic
segment
of
Inf. vina
cava
R. ext.
jugular
v.
Subclavian
v.
Azygos
Post,
cardinal
v.
R. suprarenal
Renal v.
R. spermatic
Gonadal v.
Inf. vena cava
External iliac v.
Sup. vena cava
v.
v.
R. renal
or ovarian
R. int. jugular v.
L. brachiocephalic v.
Oblique
v.
Inf.
vena
cava
v.
v.
Int. iliac v. Median sacral v.
Hemiazygos
v.
L.
suprarenal
v.
L. renal
v.
L.
spermatic
of ovarian
v.
L. common
illiac v.
Figure2.1 Embryology of the major veins (adapted with permission from Avery LB. Developmental anatomy , rev. 7e. Philadelphia:Saunders,1974).
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R. branchiocephalic v.
L. Sup. vena cava
R. Sup. vena cava
B
in small ones.  e media is composed of smooth muscle cells and connective tissue  bers, most of which is collagen. Larger super cial veins, such as the GSV, have thick muscu­lar media with the ability of signi cant contraction. Smaller tributaries of the GSV have thinner media, and therefore are more prone to varicosity. Media of the deep calf veins
Pulmonary
vv.
Coronary
sinus
Inf.
vena
carva
CD
Inf. vena cava
L. renal v.
contain plenty of collagen, providing better wall strength. More central deep veins, such as femoral, iliac, axillary, and subclavian veins, contain less and less smooth muscle cell.  e media of the superior and inferior vena cava is built up almost exclusively from connective tissue.  e adventitia is poorly di erentiated from the media, in particular in larger veins. It consists of some loose connective tissue with vasa vasorum and nerve  bers.
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A N A T O M Y O F T H E
THORACICVEINS
R. renal v.
Gonadal vv.
Aorta
L. inf. vena cava
Figure2.2 Developmental anomalies of the superior (SVC) and inferior vena cava (IVC). A) Double SVC (posterior view); B) Le SVC (posterior view); C) Double IVC; D) Le IVC.
the e ects of local  ow reversal.  e border of the intima is marked by the internal elastic lamina:a layer of thick elas­tic  bers.  e internal elastic lamina is well developed only in large veins; it is incomplete in medium-sized and absent
Sup. mesenteric a.
L. renal v.
Retroaortic
L. renal v.
Gonadal v.
Figure2.3 Circumaortic renal collar.
 e superior vena cava (SVC) starts at the con uence of the brachiocephalic veins behind the  rst right costal cartilage, and ends at the level of the third right costal cartilage, where it drains into the right atrium.  e SVC is about 7cm long and 2cm wide. Halfway along its course, before it enters the pericardium, the SVC receives the azygos arch.  e brachio­cephalic veins are formed at the con uence of the subclavian and internal jugular veins behind the sternoclavicular joints (see Figure 2.4).  e right brachiocephalic vein is short, about 2–3cm, and lies anterior to the innominate artery.
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 e le one is about 6cm long and courses obliquely behind the manubrium from le to right, anterior to the le sub­clavian, common carotid arteries, and superior to the aortic arch. Major tributaries of the brachiocephalic veins are the vertebral, internal thoracic, and inferior thyroid veins.  e  rst intercostal vein drains into the brachiocephalic veins on both sides.  e le superior intercostal vein is connected to the le brachiocephalic vein, whereas on the right it joins the azygos vein.  ere are no valves in either the SVC or the brachiocephalicveins.
 e azygos-hemiazygos system forms an H-shaped net­work in the posterior mediastinum, anterior to the body of the thoracic vertebrae (see Figure2.4).  e azygos vein gives the entire right arm of the H, the hemiazygos gives the le lower and the accessory hemiazygos vein the le upper seg­ment.  e azygos vein starts at T12 to L2 with the con u­ence of the right ascending lumbar and subcostal veins.  e azygos vein ascends on the right side up to the level of T4, then passes anterior to form an arch joining the SVC. Major tributaries of the azygos vein are the right posterior   h to eleventh intercostal veins and the right superior intercostal vein draining the second to fourth intercostal veins.  e hemiazygos vein starts similar to the azygos vein but on the le side of the vertebral column at T12 to L2. It courses cra­nial and at the level of T8 it crosses over to join the azygos vein. Major tributaries of the hemiazygos vein are the le
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Branchiocephalic v.
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Subclavian v.
Int. Jugular v.
Cephalic v.
azygos-hemiazygos system provides an important collateral
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pathway in case of IVC or SVC obstruction.
ANATOMY OF THE UPPER
EXTREMITYVEINS
Sup.
intercostal
v.
Arch of the
azygos v.
Azygos v.
Inf. vena cava
Renal v.
R. gonadal v.
Common
iliac v.
Int. iliac v.
Presacral
plexus
Gluteal v.
Visceral
plexus
Supercial plexus
Figure2.4  oracic and retroperitonealveins.
Greater saphenous v.
Medial circumex v.
Sup. vena
cava
L. gonadal v.
Ascending
lumbar v.
Lumbar vv.
Obturator v.
Supercial femoral v.
Axillary v.
Accessory
hemiazygos
v.
Hemiazygos v.
Medial sacral v.
Lat.
sacral v.
Ext,
iliac v.
Common
femoral
v.
Profunda femoris v.
posterior eighth to eleventh intercostal veins.  e accessory hemiazygos vein has more variation than the azygos and hemiazygos veins. Usually it drains the le superior inter­costal vein (which in turn drains the le second to fourth intercostal veins) and the le posterior   h to seventh inter­costal veins. At the level of T7 it either crosses over to the right and joins the azygos or stays on the le and joins the hemiazygos vein. If the connection between the accessory hemiazygos and the rest of the azygos-hemiazygos system is not developed, the accessory hemiazygos vein will drain through the le superior intercostal vein into the le bra­chiocephalic vein.  e azygos-hemiazygos system receives several small veins from the viscera of the chest and freely anastomoses with the vertebral venous plexuses as well.  e
 e dorsal and palmar digital veins join to form the meta­carpal veins, which drain into the super cially located dor­sal venous network of the hand.  e cephalic and basilic veins arise from this network on the radial and ulnar side of the wrist, respectively.  e super cial veins on the pal­mar side of the hand are richly anastomosed to the deep veins. Asuper cial and a more proximal deep venous arch is formed from the interconnection of the palmar veins and parallel the corresponding arterial arches.
 e cephalic vein originates at the anatomical snu box from the dorsal venous network. It courses over the distal radius to the ventral aspect of the forearm and ascends on the lateral side of the arm.  e cephalic vein runs in the del­topectoral groove, it enters the infraclavicular fossa behind the pectoralis major muscle and pierces the clavipectoral fascia before empting into the axillary vein (see Figure2.5).  e basilic vein begins on the ulnar side of the wrist, passes along the ulnar aspect of the forearm, and courses more ven­trally at the level of the elbow. Above the elbow the basilic vein runs medial to the biceps and at about midway in the upper arm it perforates the deep fascia and joins the bra­chial vein. A er receiving the brachial vein, the basilic vein continues in the axillary vein.  e median cubital vein con­nects the cephalic and basilic veins in the antecubital fossa.  e medial antebrachial vein originates from the super cial palmar venous plexus and runs on the ventral side of the forearm. It joins either the cephalic or basilic vein or both in the proximal forearm.  e accessory cephalic vein origi­nates from the dorsal venous plexus on the ulnar side and crosses over dorsally to join the cephalic vein in the fore­arm. Variations in the anatomy of super cial arm veins are c o u n t l e s s .
Deep veins of the hand join to form the paired radial, ulnar, and interosseus veins, which accompany the corre­sponding arteries.  e three pairs of deep veins of the fore­arm form the brachial veins at the level of the elbow.  e paired brachial veins join the basilic vein to form the axil­lary vein at the lower border of the teres major muscle (at the lateral border of the scapula on an anteroposterior chest X-ray).  e axillary vein is located medial and inferior to the axillary artery and the medial cord of the brachial plexus lies between the two vessels.  e axillary vein ends at the outer border of the  rst rib, where it becomes the subclavian vein.  e subclavian vein runs posterior and superior to the subclavian artery and receives its only major tributary, the external jugular vein.  e subclavian vein ends at the medial border of the scalenus anterior muscle, where it joins the internal jugular vein to form the brachiocephalicvein.
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Cephalic v.
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Basilic v.
Median
cubital v.
Cephalic v.
Figure2.5 Upper extremity super cialveins.
Basilic v.
Median v.
of forearm
 ere are valves in the super cial and deep veins of the arm, although they are not so numerous as in the leg. Valves in the axillary vein usually are located proximal to the junction with the brachial and cephalic veins.  e sub­clavian vein has a valve just proximal to the con uence of the external jugular vein. Upper extremity venous return is maintained mainly by the work of the heart without signi ­cant contribution of a muscle pump.  erefore the valves are less important from a functional standpoint. Perforators between the deep and super cial veins are scarce.
ANATOMY OF THE ABDOMINAL
AND PELVICVEINS
and the hepatic veins, additionally on the right side the right gonadal, suprarenal, and inferior phrenic veins also drain into the IVC (see Figure2.4).  e le gonadal and suprare­nal veins join the le renal vein; the le inferior phrenic vein drains into the le suprarenal vein. In case of IVC obstruc­tion, communication between the veins of the thoracic and abdominal wall (thoracoepigastric, internal thoracic, and epigastric veins), the lumbar-azygos anastomosis, and the vertebral plexuses provide important collateral pathways.
 e common iliac veins begin at the sacroiliac joint on both sides and end at L5, where they form the IVC.  e only tributary of the right common iliac vein is the right ascend­ing lumbar vein; the le common iliac vein drains the le ascending lumbar and median sacral veins (see Figure2.4).  e right common iliac vein lies posterolateral to the right common iliac artery.  e distal segment of the le common iliac vein is medial and posterior to the le common iliac artery, the proximal segment is posterior to the right iliac artery and distal aorta. Compression of the proximal le common iliac vein may occur due to the overlying arterial structures.  e external iliac vein starts at the level of the inguinal ligament, it courses along the pelvic brim and ends anterior to the sacroiliac joint where the external and inter­nal iliac veins form the common iliac vein. On the right the distal external iliac vein is medial to the artery; however, as it ascends, more proximally, it courses posterior to it.  e le external iliac vein remains medial to the artery along its entire course. Tributaries of the external iliac vein are the inferior epigastric, deep circum ex iliac, and pubic veins.  e internal iliac vein runs posteromedial to the internal iliac artery on both sides.  e short trunk of internal iliac vein is formed by the con uence of extra and intrapelvic venous tributaries.  e extrapelvic tributaries include the gluteal (superior and inferior), internal pudendal, and obtu­rator veins, which drain the pelvic wall and the perineum. Intrapelvic tributaries of the internal iliac vein are the lat­eral sacral and visceral (middle rectal, vesical, uterine, and vaginal) veins, which drain the presacral and pelvic vis­ceral venous plexuses (rectal, vesical, prostatic, uterine, and vaginal).
Both the IVC and the common iliac veins are valveless.  ere is usually one valve in the external iliac vein, but o en it is without any valves.
 e inferior vena cava (IVC) begins at the con uence of the common iliac veins and ascends on the right side of the ver­tebral column, passes through the tendinous portion of the diaphragm, and a er a short course (approximately 2.5cm) in the chest it terminates in the right atrium at the level of T9. In the upper abdomen the IVC is located posterior to the duodenum, the head and neck of the pancreas, the lesser sac, and the liver.  e intrahepatic portion of the IVC lies in a groove along the posterior aspect of the caudate lobe. Tributaries of the IVC are the paired lumbar and renal veins
ANATOMY OF THE LOWER
EXTREMITYVEINS
 orough knowledge of the fascial compartments of the leg is a prerequisite of understanding the relationship between super cial and deep veins.  e fascia surrounding the calf and thigh muscles separates two compartments:the super ­cial compartment, consisting of all tissues between the skin and the fascia, and the deep compartment, which includes all tissues between the fascia and the bones (see Figure2.6).
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Epidermis
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Supercial
compartment
Dermis
Deep veins
Subpapillary venous plexus
Reticular venous plexus
Saphenous fascia
Great
saphenous n.
Saphenous n.
Medial
perforating veins
Subcutis
Saphenous
compartment
Deep
Figure2.6 Relationship between the fascia and veins of the lower extremity.  e fascia covers the muscle and separates the deep from the super cial compartment. Super cial veins (a)drain the subpapillary and reticular venous plexuses, and are connected to deep veins through perforating veins (b).  e saphenous fascia invests the saphenous vein.  e saphenous compartment is a subcompartment of the super cial compartment.
Fascia
Muscle
compartment
DISTAL
a
a
b
b
PROXIMAL
Super cial veins run in the super cial, deep veins in the deep compartments. Perforating veins pierce through the fascia
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and connect the super cial to deep veins.
Communicating
veins connect veins within the same compartment:super-
Superf. peroneal n.
Small
saphenous v.
 cial to super cial or deep to deep veins.  e saphenous veins are covered by a  brous sheath, the saphenous fascia.  e saphenous fascia is thinner than the deep fascia and
Lateral
perforating veins
it is more pronounced in the upper-mid thigh, than more
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distally.
 e space between the saphenous and muscu­lar deep fascia is the saphenous compartment.  e saphe­nous compartment is a subcompartment of the super cial compartment.
 e super cial venous system of the foot is divided into
Sural n.
Lateral
marginal v.
Dorsal
venous arch
Medial marginal v.
Deep peroneal n.
the dorsal and plantar subcutaneous venous network (see Figure2.7). Super cial vein tributaries drain blood into the dorsal venous arch on the dorsum of the foot at the level of the proximal head of the metatarsal bones.  e medial and lateral end of this arch continues through the medial and
Figure2.7 S u p e r  cial and perforating veins of the foot andankle.
lateral marginal vein into the GSV and SSV, respectively.
Small super cial veins drain the subpapillary and retic­ular plexuses of the skin and subcutaneous tissues toform bigger tributaries, which eventually all connect to the saphe-
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nous veins.
 e GSV begins just anterior to the medial
ankle, crosses in front of the tibia, and ascends medial to the
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knee (see Figure2.8).
Proximal to the knee, the GSV ascends on the medial side of the thigh and enters the fossa ovalis 3cm inferior and 3cm lateral to the pubic tubercle.  e GSV is doubled in the calf in 25% of the population,
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in the thigh in 8%.
 e saphenous nerve runs in close proximity to the GSV in the distal two-thirds of the calf. Accessory GSVs are frequently present, and they run par­allel to the GSV both in the thigh and in the leg; they lie either anterior, posterior, or super cial to the main trunk.
 e posterior accessory GSV of the leg (Leonardo’s vein or posterior arch vein) is a common tributary, it begins poste­rior to the medial malleolus, ascends on the posteromedial aspect of the calf, and joins the GSV distal to the knee (see Figure2.8).  e anterior accessory GSV of the leg drains the anterior aspect of the leg below the knee.  e posterior accessory GCV of the thigh, if present, drains the medial
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and posterior thigh.
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 e anterior accessory GSV of the thigh collects blood from the anterior and lateral side of the thigh (see Figure2.8).  e anterior and posterior accessory GSVs join the GSV just before it ends at the con uence of super cial inguinal veins (saphenofemoral junction).  e super cial circum ex iliac, super cial epigastric, and exter­nal pudendal veins join each other and the distal GSV to
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iliac a. & v.
Anterior accessory great saphenous v.
Superf. epigastric a. & v.
Femoral v.
Pudendal a. & v.
Posterior accessory
great saphenous v.
Great saphenous v.
Great
saphenous v.
Saphenous v.
Intersaphenous v.
Cranial extension of
the small saphenous v.
Popliteal v.
Lat. sural cut. n.
Perforators of the
femoral canal
Anterior accessory great saphenous v.
Paratibial
perforators
Great saphenous v.
Superf. peroneal n.
Medial ankle perforators
Saphenous v.
Posterior accessory
great saphenous v.
Upper
posterior
Middle
Lower
tibial (Cockett) perforator
Figure2.8 S u p e r  cial and perforating veins of theleg.
form the con uence of super cial inguinal veins (sapheno-
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femoral junction) (see Figure2.9).
Rarely, the GSV termi­nates high on the lower abdomen or joins the femoral vein very low and the super cial inguinal veins empty individu-
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ally into the femoral vein.
Other occasional tributaries of the GSV in the groin include the posterior and anterior thigh circum exveins.
 e SSV lies lateral to the Achilles tendon in the distal
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calf (see Figure2.10).
In the lower two-thirds of the calf the SSV runs in the subcutaneous fat, then it pierces the fas­cia and runs between the two heads of the gastrocnemius
A
C
Common femoral v.
Superf.
epigastric v.
Superf.
circumex
iliac v.
External
pudendal v.
Anterior accessory great saphenous v.
Great saphenous v.
Common femoral v.
Superf.
epigastric v.
Superf.
circumex
iliac v.
External
pudendal v.
Anterior accessory great saphenous v.
Great saphenous v.
Figure2.9 Common variations (A. 33%, B.15%, C.15%, D.13%) in the anatomy of the con uence of inguinal veins (saphenofemoral junction).
B
D
Medial
gastrocnemius
perforators
Small
saphenous v.
Lateral
gastrocnemius
perforators
Sural n.
Lateral leg
perforators
Dorsal venous arch
Lateral ankle
perforator
Figure2.10  e SSV and lateral venous system of thecalf.
muscle. In the popliteal fossa at about 5cm proximal to the knee crease, the main trunk of the SSV drains into the popli­teal vein. Asmaller vein, the cranial extension of the SSV, fre­quently continues in cephalad direction (see Figure2.10).
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Uncommonly the main trunk of the SSV continues without draining into the popliteal vein and eventually empties into
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the femoral vein or GSV.
 e intersaphenous vein (vein of Giacomini) is a communicating vein connecting the SSV to the GSV in the posteromedial thigh.  e sural nerve courses along the SSV in the distal calf. Super cial veins of the lat­eral leg and thigh form the lateral venous system.  e lateral venous system is drained through multiple small tributaries into the GSV andSSV.
Deep veins of the foot form two divisions:the plantar and the dorsal veins.  e richly anastomosing deep plan­tar venous arch drains the plantar digital veins through the plantar metatarsal veins.  e deep plantar venous arch drains into the medial and lateral plantar veins, which in turn continue in the posterior tibial veins behind the
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medial ankle (see Figure2.11).
On the dorsum of the foot the pedal vein drains the deep dorsal digital veins through the dorsal metatarsal veins.  e pedal vein continues in the anterior tibial veins. Pairs of the posterior and anterior tibial and peroneal veins accompany the corresponding arteries, and all drain into the popliteal vein (see Figure2.11). Large soleal and gastrocnemius (medial, lateral, and intergemel­lar) veins drain venous sinuses of calf muscles and join the popliteal vein (Figure 2.12). Venous sinuses are closely related to deep veins.  ey are embedded in the belly of calf muscles, such as the soleus and gastrocnemius, and are able to dilate and hold a large amount of blood. With the con­traction of calf muscles at walking the blood is pumped to
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Perforators of
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the femoral canal
Femoral v.
Popliteal v.
Soleal v.
Paratibial
perforators
Soleal v.
Posterior tibial vv.
posterior
tibial
perforator
Medial ankle
perforator
Medial plantar v.
Upper
Middle
Lower
Anastomosis to deep femoral v.
Small saphenous v.
Medial and lateral gastrocnemius vv.
Anterior tibial vv.
Soleal vv.
Peroneal vv.
Lateral leg perforators
Lateral plantar v.
Figure2.11 Deep veins of the foot andcalf.
more proximal deep veins (calf muscle pump).  e popli­teal vein continues into the femoral vein as it passes through the adductor canal.  e popliteal and femoral veins are fre-
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quently duplicated.
Distally the femoral vein runs lateral
to the femoral artery; however, more proximally it runs
External iliac v.
Deep femoral v.
Common femoral v.
medial to it.  e deep femoral (profunda femoris) vein joins the femoral vein to form the common femoral vein at about
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9cm below the inguinal ligament.
 e common femoral vein is medial to the common femoral artery and it becomes the external iliac vein at the level of the inguinal ligament.  e GSV joins the common femoral vein at the con u­ence of the super cial inguinal veins. Other tributaries of the common femoral vein are the circum ex femoral veins (lateral and medial). In the distal thigh the femoropopliteal segment frequently communicates through a large collateral with the deep femoral vein providing an important alter­native avenue for venous drainage in case of femoral vein occlusion.  e sciatic vein, the main trunk of the primordial deep venous system, runs along the sciaticnerve.
 ere are as much as 150 perforating veins (PVs) in the lower extremity; however, only a few of these are clini­cally important. Signi cant variation exists in the location of individual PVs; however, distribution of clusters of PVs follows a predictable pattern. Dorsal, plantar, medial, and lateral foot perforators are the main groups of PVs in the
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Alarge PV runs between the  rst and second meta-
foot. tarsal bones and connects the super cial dorsal venous arch
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to the pedal vein. rior, medial, and lateral ankle perforators (see Figure2.13).
Clusters of PVs at the ankle are the ante-
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 e medial calf perforators have two groups:posterior tibial and paratibial PVs.  ree groups (lower, middle, upper) of posterior tibial PVs (Cockett I–III perforators) connect the posterior accessory GSV to the posterior tibial veins (see
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Figures 2.8, 2.11, 2.12, and 2.13). forators drain the GSV into the posterior tibial veins.
 e paratibial per-
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Other perforators of the leg below the knee are the anterior, lateral, medial, and lateral gastrocnemius; intergemellar; and Achillean PVs (see Figure 2.11). Infra- and suprapa­tellar and popliteal fossa PVs are located around the knee. Perforators of the femoral canal connect tributaries of the GSV to the femoral vein (see Figure2.8). Inguinal perfora­tors drain into the femoral vein in the proximalthigh.
nterior tibial vv.
Figure2.12 Deep veins of theleg.
Femoral v.
Popliteal v.
Gastrocnemius v.
Soleal v.
Posterior tibial vv.
Lower posterior tibial perforator
Posterior accessory
great saphenous vein
Middle posterior
tibial perforator
Figure2.13 Relationship of the posterior tibial perforators to the deep and super cial posterior compartments (SPC) of the calf (PTVs, posterior tibial veins).
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Great saphenous vein
SPC
Upper posterior tibial perforator
Paratibial
perforator
Valves in super cial veins of the lower extremity usually
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are located near the termination of major tributaries. Some valves are well developed with marked sinusoid dilation at their base, others are more delicate in their structure. In the GSV there are about six valves, with more valves located below than above the knee. Anearly constant valve of GSV is at 2–3cm distal to its con uence with the femoral vein. Valves in the SSV are closer to each other than in the GSV. Valves in communicating branches between the SSV and GSV are oriented to direct blood from the SSV to the GSV. Like super cial veins, deep veins have more valves in the calf than in the thigh. Tibial veins are densely packed with valves, whereas there are only one or two valves in the popliteal vein. In the femoral vein there are three to  ve valves, with one of them located just distal to the junction of the deep femoral vein.  ere is usually one valve in the common femoral vein. Major PVs have one to three valves, all located below the level of the fascia, that direct  ow toward the deep veins. Small PVs are usually valveless. PVs of the foot are without any valves or with valves that direct  ow toward the super cialveins.
CUTANEOUS NERVES OF THE LOWER
EXTREMITIES
Nerve injury is a potential complication of varicose vein pro­cedures and is the most frequent cause for litigation following
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varicose vein surgery.
Knowledge of lower extremity nerve anatomy can minimize adverse outcomes.  e most com­mon nerve injury is to the common peroneal nerve where it
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crosses the neck of the  bula.
Other nerves of importance during varicose vein procedures include the saphenous, tib­ial, and sural nerves.  eir anatomical locations have been previously described and illustrated in Figures2.8 and2.10.
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EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CHRONIC PERIPHERAL
VENOUSDISEASE
Michael H. Criqui , Julie O. Denenberg , Robert D. Langer , Robert M. Kaplan , and Arnost  F r o n e k
INTRODUCTION
 e term “chronic venous disease,” or more speci cally of interest here, “chronic peripheral venous disease” (CPVD) has been used more generally to refer to either visible and/ or functional abnormalities in the peripheral venous system.  e most widely used classi cation of such abnormalities is the CEAP (clinical, etiological, anatomic, pathophysi­ologic), which employs both anatomic (super cial, deep, or perforating veins) and pathophysiologic (re ux, obstruc­tion, or both) categories. ther described in Chapter10 .
 e CEAP classi cation re ects the clinical situation in which patients are typically referred to a vascular specialist for clinically signi cant venous disease. In contrast to the clinical situation, population studies of CPVD have typi­cally focused on broader categories determined by visual inspection only.  e three major categories of interest have been varicose veins (VV), chronic venous insu ciency (CVI), and venous ulcers. However, there has not been a standard de nition of these categories. VV has been de ned at di ering levels of visible disease severity. CVI has typi­cally been de ned by skin changes and/or edema in the dis­tal leg. Venous ulcers, both active and healed, have been de ned by visible inspection and subjective inference as to etiologic origin.
Two studies have now reported results on de ned free-living populations with simultaneous assessment of both visible abnormalities and functional impairment by Duplex ultrasound. Diego Population Study (SDPS) determined both obstruc­tion and re ux, while the Edinburgh study determined only the latter.  e results were revealing in that to some degree the validity of both the assumptions of earlier pop­ulation studies and of the CEAP classi cation, at least as applied to population samples, were brought into question. Speci cally, the general concept that visible disease neces­sarily implied underlying functional disease, and vice versa, was true in the large majority of a ected limbs, but not universallyso.
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 e CEAP classi cation is fur-
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 e Duplex examination for the San
Although these discrepancies occurred in a minority of cases, they were frequent enough to lead us to separately clas­sify visible and functional CPVD in each limb evaluated in the SDPS. Speci cally, we classi ed each limb into four vis­ible categories:normal, telangiectasias/spider veins (TSV), VV, and trophic changes (TCS); the latter category being one or more of hyperpigmentation, lipodermatosclerosis, or active or healed ulcer.  e presence or absence of edema was not by itself a criterion for TCS. For functional disease, we determined the presence of obstruction and re ux sepa­rately for the super cial, perforating, and deep systems.  e presence of either re ux or obstruction in super cial or deep veins was categorized as functional disease, and because of small numbers, abnormalities of the perforating veins were considered as deep disease.  ree functional categories were de ned:normal, super cial functional disease (SFD), and deep functional disease (DFD). Here, the term “functional” is essentially interchangeable with “anatomic.” Also, in this population study, obstruction was uncommon and virtually all legs with obstruction also had re ux, such that SFD and DFD essentially refer to re ux.
In addition to separately assessing edema, we asked about a history of super cial venous thrombosis (SVT) and deep venous thrombosis (DVT), with or without pulmo­nary embolism.
Table 3.1 shows the prevalence of various manifesta­tions of CPVD in the SDPS by age, gender, and ethnicity. Speci cally, prevalence rates are given for TSV, VV, TCS, SFD, DFD, edema on physical examination, and SVT and D V T b y h i s t o r y .
AGE ANDCVPD
Using mutually exclusive categories for both visible and functional CVPD, we found a graded relationship with increasing age for VV, with those aged 70–79years having nearly twice the prevalence of those aged 40–49years. TSV also increased with age, but this di erence was obscured by the mutually exclusive categories, with increasing numbers
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