title: [Doppler ultrasonography and photoplethysmography in the diagnosis of clinically significant varices].
abstract: The convenience of Doppler ultrasound and photoplethysmography has been evaluated in two groups of subjects with varicose veins. A cross insufficiency was found by Doppler sonographic investigation in 63.3% of cases from the group of patients with clinically significant varicose veins and pathological varicosity, whereas in the group with clinically nonsignificant varicose veins in 10% of cases. The difference was statistically significant (P < 0.01). In the group of patients with clinically significant varicose veins and pathological varicosity, a pathological plethysmographic curve was observed in 27 (90%) out of a total of 30 subjects examined. At the same time, in the group of patients with clinically nonsignificant varicose veins, a shortening of plethysmographic curve was detected in 7, respectively, 23.3% of subjects. The difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The convenience of Doppler ultrasound and photoplethysmography in the diagnostic work-up of clinically significant varicose veins and pathological varicosity as compared with clinical examination is discussed.
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authors.lastname: Mlacak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017156:Photoplethysmography; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology
vernacular_title: Ultrazvucni Dopler i fotopletizmografija u dijagnostici klinicki znacajnih varica.