title: Nomenclature of the veins of the lower limb: extensions, refinements, and clinical application.
abstract: The relative deficiency of the official Terminologia Anatomica with regard to the veins of the lower limbs was responsible for a nonuniform anatomic nomenclature in the clinical literature. In 2001, an International Interdisciplinary Committee updated and refined the official Terminologia Anatomica regarding the veins of the lower limbs. Recommendations for terminology were included in an updating document that appeared in the Journal of Vascular Surgery (2002;36:416-22). To enhance further the use of a common scientific language, the committee worked on the present document, which includes (1) extensions and refinements regarding the veins of the lower limbs; (2) the nomenclature of the venous system of the pelvis; (3) the use of eponyms; and (4) the use of terms and adjectives of particular importance in clinical vascular anatomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy. alberto.caggiati@uniroma1.it <alberto.caggiati@uniroma1.it>
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caggiati
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Bergan
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gloviczki
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eklof
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Allegra
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Partsch
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000098:blood supply*; D010388:Pelvis / Q000098:blood supply; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014680:Veins