Serdar ARSLAN, Fatma Zeynep ARSLAN, Mehmet Sedat DURMAZ, Hakan CEBECİ, Bora OZBAKİR, Funda Gokgoz DURMAZ, Ali Fuat TEKİN, İsmet TOLU

The cutoff value for the diameter of the saphenous vein in predicting the presence of venous insufficiency

Aim: In this study aimed to investigate the relationship between saphenous vein diameters and reflux and to present their sensitivity and specificity values in predicting venous insufficiency (VI).Material and Methods: This study included 162 symptomatic patients admitted to our radiology clinic with complaints of VI in 317 of their lower extremities (LEs) and 67 asymptomatic healthy volunteers with their 134 LEs having no varicose veins. A total of 451 LEs were evaluated for VI with Doppler ultrasonography (US) in the standing position.Results: The saphenous vein diameters were higher at a statistically significant level in the symptomatic patient group than in the asymptomatic healthy volunteers (p

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