Whilst many of us do our best to take care of our brain, heart, skin and gut, we often take our veins for granted. Perhaps we think they’ll look after themselves. Yet, there are thousands of miles of ...

The president was diagnosed after experiencing "mild" swelling in his legs. President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency, the White House announced on Thursday. Press ...

OVER 50 PERCENT of the American adult population suffers from some sort of vein problem with their legs. If you have immediate family members who have had varicose veins or spider veins then the odds ...

Introduction Pharmacomechanical thrombectomy (PMT) can be a useful treatment for restoring vein patency quickly, especially for extensive acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT). However, previous evidence ...

Background: Large soft tissue defects of the lower limb and foot are common occurrence in clinical practice and a considerable number of flaps have been used to treat them. However, there have been ...

Upper back pain is rarely a sign of cancer. More often, it’s a symptom of a different underlying condition that may require treatment. Back pain is very common, affecting an estimated 39% of adults in ...

Phlebothrombosis and thrombophlebitis are both conditions related to blood clots in veins. However, they have distinct characteristics and implications. Phlebothrombosis refers to a blood clot in a ...

Abstract: Presently doctors find it very difficult to inject medicine into the veins for any intravenous procedure. This procedure can be cumbersome, especially for subjects with thin veins or who are ...

Supratentorial veins are divided into superficial and deep venous systems. Most superficial veins drain into the superior sagittal sinus, cavernous sinus, transverse sinus, and inferior sagittal ...

Background: Venous thrombosis associated with the use of oral contraceptives (OCs) occurs mostly in the deep veins of the lower extremity. A lesion of the upper extremity is rare, and the majority of ...