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circumflex vein

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Noun1.circumflex vein - any of several curved parallel veins accompanying arteries of the same name
circumflex iliac vein, vena circumflexa ilium - accompanies the artery of the same name
circumflex femoral vein, vena circumflexus femoris - either of two veins that accompany arteries of the same name serving the hip and thigh
vein, vena, venous blood vessel - a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart; "all veins except the pulmonary vein carry unaerated blood"


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One particularly common variant is the anterior accessory GSV (AAGSV), which courses anterior to the path of the GSV It has been described in the past as a long anterior circumflex vein or as a duplicated GSV This vein joins the GSV just below the SFJ and then courses obliquely down the anterior thigh.
In our experience, more than 95% of small saphenous veins, accessory saphenous veins and posterior thigh circumflex veins have remained closed after initial EVLT(R) treatment.
 
 
 
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