long saphenous vein

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Noun

long saphenous vein - the longest vein in the body; runs from foot to the groin where it joins the femoral vein

great saphenous vein

saphenous vein, vena saphena - either of two chief superficial veins of the leg that drain blood from the foot

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* Majority of the patients had long saphenous vein incompetence and complications are more when both valvular and perforator systems are involved.

A CLINICAL STUDY OF VENOUS ULCERS

The anatomic relationship between the long saphenous vein and the saphenous nerve.

Comparison of cutaneous nerve injury and vessel disruption complications following saphenous vein stripping using big or small olive heads

One patient (~7%) on the other hand developed an increase in the varicosity even after conservative management and was taken for a surgical intervention with removal of long saphenous vein on an emergency basis.

A comparative study of conservative and surgical management of varicose veins with emphasis on complication and recurrence rate according to the treatment undergone by the patient in Mauritius

Clinical signs seen by a physician may include vulval varicosities extending on to the medial thigh and long saphenous vein territory as well as tenderness on deep palpitation at the ovarian point.