title: [Hyperplasia of the saphenous vein and the initial signs of varicose disease in children].
abstract: The systematic examination of 237 children, aged between 2 and 17 years, and whose mothers suffer from varicosis, has revealed the absence of varicosis in 10 of these children. Some of them belonged to the same more or less affected family. The 227 others, that is 96%, had 1 to 4 saphenae which were pathological, palpable, with hyperplastic wall, more or less turgescent outside all effort. All the 4 saphenae of 129 children, that is 54%, were hyperplastic. 35 had only three (15%), 53 had only two (22%) and 9 had only one pathological saphena (4%). The saphenous hyperplasia starts on the terminal segment and progresses, with age, from top to bottom towards the distal end to finally reach the ankle. At this level, the observation of a "signal vein" reveals the presence of a pathological hyperplasia covering all the saphena. Out of these 227 children with pathological saphenae, only 88, that is 2 out of 5, complained of functional problems of veinous insufficiency of classical or infantile nature. Moreover, 16 children, that is 7%, had visible veinous or venular dilations. Neither the Doppler nor the ultrasound examination has revealed any clear signs in the 50 children examined.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Griton
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schadeck
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D007223:Infant; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D009120:Muscle Cramp / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D010297:Paris / Q000453:epidemiology; D011627:Puberty; D012501:Saphenous Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014689:Venous Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: L'hyperplasie des saphènes et les premiers signes de maladie variqueuse chez l'enfant.