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Review
. 2016 Jun;166(9-10):264-9.
doi: 10.1007/s10354-016-0466-x. Epub 2016 Jun 14.

[Etiology, nomenclature and pathophysiology of chronic venous insufficiency]

[Article in German]
W Salmhofer  1
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[Etiology, nomenclature and pathophysiology of chronic venous insufficiency]

[Article in German]
W Salmhofer. Wien Med Wochenschr. 2016 Jun.

Abstract

This article presents current notions and conceptions of the aetiopathogenesis of primary varicosis and chronic venous insufficiency, as well as an updated version of the nomenclature and terminology of venous disorders, which was recently agreed on in an international consensus conference. Furthermore, both CEAP-classification and venous severity score system are discussed.

Keywords: CEAP; Chronic venous insufficiency; Etiology; Nomenclature; Pathophysiology; VSS-System; Venous disease.

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