Phlebolymphology N°68

Phlebolymphology N°68 (Vol 17 – N°3 – 2010)

EDITORIAL Editorial Hugo Partsch – Phlebolymphology – 2010 ; 17 (3): 124 PHLEBOLOGY Lessons and Comments from the CACVS Meeting of January 2010 Georges Jantet – Phlebolymphology – 2010 ; 17 (3): 125 Current management of visceral venous aneurysms Athanasios D. Giannoukas, Giorgos S. Sfyroeras – Phlebolymphology – 2010 ; 17 (3): 130 Efficacy of a 6-month treatment with MPFF at a dose of 500 mg in patients with venous edema Zuzana Navrátilová – Phlebolymphology – 2010 ; 17 (3): 137 Tissue fluid pressure and flow in the subcutaneous tissue in lymphedema – hints for manual and pneumatic compression therapy…

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Tissue fluid pressure and flow in the subcutaneous tissue in lymphedema – hints for manual and pneumatic compression therapy

Waldemar L OLSZEWSKI1,2,3 Pradeep JAIN4 Govinda AMBUJAM4 Marzanna ZALESKA1 Marta CAKALA1 Tomasz GRADALSKI5 1. Department of Surgical Research and Transplantology, Medical Research Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland 2. Department of Gastrointestinal and Transplantation Surgery, Central Clinical Hospital, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Warsaw, Poland 3. Rikshospitalet / Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway 4. Indian Lymphology Centers, BHU Varanasi and TMC Thanjavur 5. Lymphedema Clinic St Lazarus Hospis, Krakow, Poland ABSTRACT Physiotherapy of lymphedema requires knowledge of: a) how high external pressures should be applied manually or set in compression devices in order generate tissue pressures high enough to move…

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The plantar venous pump: Anatomy and physiological hypotheses

Jean-François UHL1,2 Claude GILLOT1 1- Laboratoire d’Anatomie Unité de Recherche URDIA- EA 4566, Université Paris Descartes – France 2- Centre de Chirurgie des Varices Paris Défense, France SUMMARY An anatomical study of 200 (cadaveric) feet injected with latex demonstrated that Lejars’ concept of the venous sole of the foot is incorrect: the true plantar venous pump consists of the plantar veins, located deep between the plantar muscles and compressed by weight bearing during walking. The normal venous sole (Bourceret) is a thin network and its dilatation (Lejars) is pathological, attributed to severe distal venous stasis. The blood reservoir of the…

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Efficacy of a 6-month treatment with MPFF at a dose of 500 mg* in patients with venous edema (Efficacy of MPFF at a dose of 500 mg* in Edema Treatment. EDET)

Zuzana NAVRÁTILOVÁ1 and the EDET study group2 1 Ambulance dermatologické angiologie, Brno, Czech Republic. 2 Andrš P. (Prost ějov), Diamantová D. (Olomouc), Felixová V. (Kralupy nad Vltavou), Flášarová V. (Brno), Hubáčková N. (St říbro), Jašková E. (Opava), Ješinová M (Teplice), Kazinota V. (Břeclav), Komárková K. (Praha), Komrsová H. (Praha), Koťátková D. (Pardubice), Krátký P. (Jablonec nad Nisou), Kreml M. (Kyjov), Kruková M. (Praha), Lánová M. (Ústí nad Orlicí), Michálková M. (Ostrava), Navrátilová Z. (Brno), Neumannová R. (Chomutov), Pacejka M. (Zlín), Pelikánová D. (Prostějov), Procházka P. (Kladno), Scheetyová R. (Olomouc), Šmejkalová D. (České Bud ějovice), Špale Z. (Sedl čany), Švestková S….

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Current management of visceral venous aneurysms

Athanasios D. GIANNOUKAS Giorgos S. SFYROERAS Department of Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, University of Thessaly Medical School, Larissa, Greece ABSTRACT Visceral venous aneurysms are considered rare clinical entities with not variable pathogenesis, clinical presentation, natural history, and management. In an electronic search of the pertinent English and French literature, ninety-three reports were identified, including 176 patients with 198 visceral venous aneurysms. Patients’ ages ranged from 0 to 87 years, and there was no apparent male/female preponderance. The commonest location was the portal venous system (87 of 93 reports, 170 of 176 patients, 191 of 198 aneurysms). Portal system…

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Lessons and Comments from the CACVS Meeting of January 2010

Georges JANTET Paris, France The “CONTROVERSES ET ACTUALITES EN CHIRURGIE VASCULAIRE” (CACVS) meeting (“CONTROVERSIES AND UPDATES IN VASCULAR SURGERY”) is held every January in Paris and lasts two days (Friday and Saturday), with workshops and a parallel all-day meeting on venous diseases on Saturday. The CACVS meetings started 17 years ago under the very efficient management of J-P. BECQUEMIN, Y. ALIMI, and J-L. GERARD. All the invited speakers are acknowledged experts in vascular or endovascular surgery or promising newcomers to the field. As its title indicates, the meeting focuses on current problems and controversies. The pattern of the meetings remains…

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Phlebolymphology N°68 – Editorial

Dear Readers, This issue of Phlebolymphology contains some very interesting articles offering relevant information of scientific and practical importance. The report from Georges Jantet, Paris, on the latest “Controversies in Vascular Surgery”meeting, which is held in Paris every January, is an excellent example. This masterly report gives a well-balanced overview of the present state of discussions concerning the management of venous diseases of the lower extremities from the viewpoint of an experienced surgeon. The report is very helpful in clarifying the ongoing arguments between supporters of CHIVA and ASVAL and between believers in venous reflux and those who think that…

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