Journal «Angiology and Vascular Surgery» • 

2008 • VOLUME 14 • №2

SURGICAL PATHOLOGY OF LOWER LIMB VEINS: FROM PATHOGENESIS TO PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT

Bogachev V.Yu.
Department of Faculty Surgery, Faculty of Postgraduate Medical Education,
Russian State Medical University,
Moscow, Russia

The paper reviews modern epidemiological, experimental and clinical data on chronic diseases of lower limb veins. In particular the latest data on pathogenesis of variceal disease and chronic venous insufficiency are discussed along with their relation to leukocyticendothelial interactions.

KEY WORDS: chronic venous disease, chronic venous insufficiency, acute venous thromboses, variceal disease, leukocyticendothelial interaction.

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