COLOUR-DUPLEX ULTRASONOGRAPHIC INVESTIGATION OF SECONDARY VARICOSE VEINS AFTER ILIACOFEMOROPOLITEAL THROMBOSIS

Purpose: The aim of the study was the investigation into the incidence and distribution of secondary varicose veins after deep vein thrombosis as well as their possible correlation with different part of affected deep and superficial lower leg veins. Methods and Materials: Colour-Duplex scan of deep and superficial leg veins using convex array transducer 3–6MHz and linear array transducer 6–8MHz (Toshiba Corevision SSA 350A) was performed in 61 patients (42 male and 19 female with the mean age of 54 years) with 65 iliacofemoropopliteal thrombosis (4 patients with both leg deep vein thrombosis) in the acute phase…