Varicose Veins: Approach, Assessment, and Management to the Patient with Chronic Venous Disease

Med Clin North Am. 2023 Sep;107(5):895-909. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2023.05.002. Epub 2023 Jun 20.

Abstract

Varicose veins are tortuous and dilated veins commonly seen in chronic venous disease. This article will review chronic venous disease, including its differential diagnosis, workup, and treatment.

Keywords: Chronic venous disease; Pelvic congestion disorders; Postthrombotic syndrome; Varicose veins.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Chronic Disease
  • Humans
  • Varicose Veins* / diagnosis
  • Varicose Veins* / therapy
  • Venous Insufficiency* / diagnosis
  • Venous Insufficiency* / therapy