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Accessory Saphenous Vein
The anterior accessory saphenous vein is a special anterior tributary of the great saphenous vein (GSV), draining the antero-lateral face of the thigh. However, in recent times experts have suggested dropping the term "Accessory" and simply calling this the Anterior Saphenous Vein (ASV) This change occurred in 2024 when there was a significant announcement by a task force endorsed by the American Venous Forum, the American Vein and Lymphatic Society (AVLS) and the UIP to drop the term "accessory." They explained in a series of publications and presentations that it became evident to many specialists caring for venous patients that there was a lack of clarity regarding the terminology of the anterior accessory saphenous vein. The term “accessory” implied that the vein was a superficial tributary. However, its anatomic features, accepted treatment approaches, and clinical outcomes after treatment supported its role as a truncal vein, similar to the great saphenous vein (GS ...
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Great Saphenous Vein
The great saphenous vein (GSV; ) or long saphenous vein is a large, subcutaneous, superficial vein of the human leg, leg. It is the longest vein in the body, running along the length of the lower limb, returning blood from the foot, human leg, leg, and thigh to the deep femoral vein at the femoral triangle. Structure The great saphenous vein originates from where the dorsal vein of the Toe#Hallux, big toe (the hallux) merges with the dorsal venous arch of the foot. After passing in front of the medial malleolus (where it often can be visualized and Palpation, palpated), it runs up the medial (anatomy), medial side of the leg. At the knee, it runs over the posterior border of the medial epicondyle of the femur bone. In the proximal anterior thigh inferolateral to the pubic tubercle, the great saphenous vein dives down deep through the cribriform fascia of the saphenous opening to join the femoral vein. It forms an arch, the saphenous arch, to join the common femoral vein in the re ...
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Femoral Vein
In the human body, the femoral vein is the vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the femoral sheath. It is a deep vein that begins at the adductor hiatus (an opening in the adductor magnus muscle) as the continuation of the popliteal vein. The great saphenous vein (a superficial vein), and the deep femoral vein drain into the femoral vein in the femoral triangle when it becomes known as the common femoral vein. It ends at the inferior margin of the inguinal ligament where it becomes the external iliac vein. Its major tributaries are the deep femoral vein, and the great saphenous vein. The femoral vein contains valves. Structure The femoral vein bears valves which are mostly bicuspid and whose number is variable between individuals and often between left and right leg. Course The femoral vein continues into the thigh as the continuation from the popliteal vein at the back of the knee. It drains blood from the deep thigh muscles and thigh bone. Proximal to th ...
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External Pudendal Vein
The external pudendal veins (deep pudendal and superficial pudendal) are veins of the pelvis which drain into the great saphenous vein. Additional images File:Slide2Thai.JPG, Anterior abdominal wall. Superficial dissection. Anterior view. File:Slide4Nemo.JPG, Anterior abdominal wall. Intermediate dissection. Anterior view File:Slide2por.JPG, Superficial veins of lower limb. Superficial dissection. Anterior view. See also * Internal pudendal veins The internal pudendal veins (internal pudic veins) are a set of veins in the pelvis. They are the venae comitantes of the internal pudendal artery. Internal pudendal veins are enclosed by pudendal canal, with internal pudendal artery and pudenda ... Veins of the lower limb {{circulatory-stub ...
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Ovarian Vein
The ovarian vein, the female gonadal vein, carries deoxygenated blood from its corresponding ovary to inferior vena cava or one of its tributaries. It is the female equivalent of the testicular vein, and is the venous counterpart of the ovarian artery. It can be found in the suspensory ligament of the ovary. Structure It is a paired vein, each one supplying an ovary. * The right ovarian vein travels through the suspensatory ligament of the ovary and generally joins the inferior vena cava. * The left ovarian vein, unlike the right, often joins the left renal vein instead of the inferior vena cava.Lampmann LE, Smeets AJ, Lohle PN. Uterine fibroids: targeted embolization, an update on technique. Abdom Imaging. 2003 Oct 31; . Pathology Thrombosis of ovarian vein is associated with postpartum endometritis, pelvic inflammatory disease, diverticulitis, appendicitis Appendicitis is inflammation of the Appendix (anatomy), appendix. Symptoms commonly include right lower ab ...
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Mickey Mouse Sign
Mickey Mouse sign is a medical sign resembling the head of Mickey Mouse, the Walt Disney character. Presented for the very first time at the CHIVA's Meeting, Berlin 2002 by Dr. Lurdes Cerol, this sign has been described as the image at the groin when a dilated accessory saphenous vein (ASV) exists: the common femoral vein (CFV) represents the head of Mickey Mouse while the great saphenous vein (GSV) and the dilated accessory saphenous vein (ASV) represent the ears. The presence of a Mickey Mouse sign has been a great diagnostic clue to check ASV insufficiency. Some authors, inspired by this sign, described an ecographic "Mickey Mouse View" at the saphenofemoral junction in the groin: the common femoral vein (CFV) represents the head of Mickey Mouse while the great saphenous vein (GSV) and the accessory saphenous vein (ASV) represent the ears. But it can be seen in different regions of the body: * Midbrain of progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). * Polyostotic Paget's dis ...
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Ultrasonography
Medical ultrasound includes diagnostic techniques (mainly imaging) using ultrasound, as well as therapeutic applications of ultrasound. In diagnosis, it is used to create an image of internal body structures such as tendons, muscles, joints, blood vessels, and internal organs, to measure some characteristics (e.g., distances and velocities) or to generate an informative audible sound. The usage of ultrasound to produce visual images for medicine is called medical ultrasonography or simply sonography, or echography. The practice of examining pregnant women using ultrasound is called obstetric ultrasonography, and was an early development of clinical ultrasonography. The machine used is called an ultrasound machine, a sonograph or an echograph. The visual image formed using this technique is called an ultrasonogram, a sonogram or an echogram. Ultrasound is composed of sound waves with frequencies greater than 20,000  Hz, which is the approximate upper threshold of human h ...
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