title: [Role of phlebography in the study of recurrent leg varices].
abstract: In the last four years, 668 phlebographies of the lower limbs were performed in patients affected with varices. Recurrences were detected in 239 patients. Different phlebographic approaches were used, including ascending phlebography of the popliteal and femoral veins and varicography. Specific indications to different techniques are discussed and possible causes of recurrence are analyzed. In patients with recurrent varices, atypical venous drains were often observed, whose involvement could not be detected by either clinical examination or noninvasive instrumental evaluation. Therefore, phlebography represents a reliable and sensitive technique to recognize recurrent varices.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Scienze Radiologiche C. Bompiani, Università degli Studi di Sassari.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Urigo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pischedda
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pinna
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Rovasio
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maiore
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Canalis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014648:Varicose Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
vernacular_title: Ruolo della flebografia nello studio delle varici recidive degli arti inferiori.