This variant creates a fenestrated vein appearance (Figure 19). Unlike caverno-mas and “neo-arches” resulting from a surgical procedure, the plexiform junction is congenital. It consists of well-defined venous networks in which each vessel is smooth and regular with a diameter between 1 and 3 mm. In contrast, cavernomas arising after resection of the saphenofemoral junction are very dense with multiple branches (Click here). They are composed of irregular venules, with a diameter less than one mm, which revascularize an underlying…
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Duplication of the arch of the long saphenous vein is so rare that it is only mentioned in a few publications concerning anatomical variants of the saphenofemoral junction. Two elements differentiate this variant from the classical configuration of an accessory saphenous vein associated with the main long saphenous trunk: – the two long saphenous veins have the same caliber and drain a common cutaneous territory; – they both lie in the same plane, parallel to the skin and run along…
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According to recognized anatomical constants, the saphenofemoral junction or arch of the long saphenous vein is situated four cm below the inguinal ligament. The saphenous opening, delimited by Allan Burns’ falciform ligament, contains, from medial to lateral: the internal inguinal lymph nodes, the femoral vein which receives the arch of the long saphenous vein, and the common. femoral artery. According to Lanz and Wachsmuth, in 37 of cases, the saphenous vein forms a “venous star” composed of: one or several…
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Origin of high reflux Saphenofemoral junction Ectatic junction Duplicated junction Plexiform junction H-shaped junction Tributaries of the saphenofemoral junction Tributaries of cutaneous drainage Saphenopelvic communications Congenital anomalies Accessory saphenous veins Varicose veins of pelvic origin Perineal varices Vulval varices Gluteal varices Suprapubic varicose veins Iliofemoral and long saphenous valves Anatomy of recurrences following resection of the saphenofemoral junction