Phlebolymphology N°104

Phlebolymphedema: an up-to-date review

Jorge H. ULLOA,1 MD, FACS; Sebastian CIFUENTES,2 MD; Valentin FIGUEROA,2 MD; Emelyn Van UDEN,2 MD; Javier A. BRAVO,2 MD; Miguel AMORE,3 MD; Jairo RAMÍREZ,1 MD, FACS 1Vascular Surgery Department, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá University Hospital; Universidad de los Andes Medical School. Bogotá, Colombia; 2Universidad de los Andes Medical School, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá University Hospital. Bogotá, Colombia; 3Vascular Surgery Department, Fundación Favaloro, Buenos Aires, Argentina Abstract Phlebolymphedema is a vascular condition in which there is damage of the venous and lymphatic systems in the lower limbs. It is secondary to chronic venous insufficiency, which results in venous hypertension…

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The transosseous perforator veins of the knee

Jean-François UHL,1 MD; Marios VALSAMIS,2 MD; Claude GILLOT,3 MD 1Research Director, UNESCO Chair of Digital Anatomy – Paris University, Paris, France 2Phlebologist & Surgeon (private practice), Athens, Greece 3Laboratory of Anatomy – Paris University, Paris, France Abstract The perforator veins (PVs) of the knee can be responsible for reticular veins, telangiectases, and varicosities around the knee, but they are frequently underdiagnosed and missed by the phlebologists and the sonographers because of their tiny size. These PVs are frequently located around the patella and connected with transosseous perforators, well-demonstrated in the anatomical part of this work. This could explain why sclerotherapy…

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VEIN STEP: Chronic VEnous dIsorders maNagement and Treatment Effectiveness Evaluation in Chronic Venous Disease, an International Observational Prospective Study. Results from Morocco

Tazi Mezalek ZOUBIDA, MD1,2 Jorge Hernando ULLOA, MD, FACS3 1Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco; 2Clinical Hematology Department, Ibn Sina University Hospital, Rabat, Morocco; 3Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota, Bogota, Colombia Abstract Aim: VEIN STEP is an international, observational, prospective study assessing the effectiveness of conservative treatments for the relief of chronic venous disease (CVD) symptoms and their impact on quality of life (QOL). This article presents results collected in Moroccan patients. Method: Adult outpatients consulting for symptomatic CVD were categorized via the Clinical, Etiological, Anatomical, Pathophysiological (CEAP) classification system. Intensity of symptoms and their improvement…

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Iliac vein compression: undervalued or overestimated?

Marc Emmanuel VUYLSTEKE, MD, PhD Vascular Surgeon & Head of Surgical Department, Sint-Andriesziekenhuis, Tielt, Belgium; Visiting professor, Department of Cardiovascular Science, University of Leuven, Belgium Abstract Iliac vein compression (IVC) is a common anatomic disorder affecting more than 20% of the adult population, especially young females. Most of those patients are asymptomatic. Some of them will develop symptoms in their left leg, such as swelling, pain, and heaviness. But progression to venous claudication, skin changes, and even venous ulceration is possible. Intolerance to exercise is an undervalued symptom. The most feared complication is the development of a deep venous thrombosis…

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Phlebolymphology N°104 – Editorial

Dear Readers, In this new issue of Phlebolymphology, you will find the articles as below: M. E. Vuylsteke (Belgium) provides an overview on iliac vein compression–a common anatomic disorder affecting more than 20% of the adult population–by explaining the historical perspective, its clinical presentation, and the methods of treatment. J. H. Ulloa and S. Cifuentes (Colombia) present an up-to-date review on phlebolymphedema to raise awareness of this disease, which has been underdiagnosed and poorly treated, and to show the need for new studies that compare treatment and diagnostic methods so that a consensus about treatment approach can be established. Perforator…

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Phlebolymphology N°104 (Vol 28 – N°2 – 2021)

Editorial PHLEBOLOGY Iliac vein compression: undervalued or overestimated? Marc Emmanuel VUYLSTEKE (Belgium) Phlebolymphology – 2021 ; 28 (2): 39 Phlebolymphedema: an up-to-date review Jorge H. ULLOA, Sebastian CIFUENTES (Colombia) Phlebolymphology – 2021 ; 28 (2): 49 The transosseous perforator veins of the knee Jean-François UHL, (France) Phlebolymphology – 2021 ; 28 (2): 61 VEIN STEP: Chronic VEnous dIsorders maNagement and Treatment Effectiveness Evaluation in Chronic Venous Disease, an International Observational Prospective Study. Results from Morocco Tazi Mezalek ZOUBIDA (Morocco), Jorge H. ULLOA (Colombia) Phlebolymphology – 2021 ; 28 (2): 68

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