• The small saphenous vein (also short saphenous vein or lesser saphenous vein) is a relatively large superficial vein of the posterior leg. The origin of...
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    great saphenous vein (GSV) or long saphenous vein (/səˈfiːnəs/) is a large, subcutaneous, superficial vein of the leg. It is the longest vein in the...
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    Giacomini vein or cranial extension of the small saphenous vein is a communicating vein between the great saphenous vein (GSV) and the small saphenous vein (SSV)...
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    veins off of the great saphenous vein, small saphenous vein, and pudendal veins. Follow-up treatment to smaller branch varicose veins is often needed in the...
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  • Saphenous may refer to one of two saphenous veins or the saphenous nerve in the leg: Great saphenous vein Small saphenous vein Saphenous nerve This disambiguation...
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    continuation of the popliteal vein. The great saphenous vein (a superficial vein), and the deep femoral vein drain into the femoral vein in the femoral triangle...
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    the small saphenous vein, which perforates the deep fascia and passes between the two heads of the gastrocnemius muscle to end in the popliteal vein. the...
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  • Dorsal venous arch of the foot (category Veins of the lower limb)
    superficial vein that connects the small saphenous vein and the great saphenous vein. Anatomically, it is defined by where the dorsal veins of the first...
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    (venipuncture). basilic vein – usually the largest vein in the arm: often used for dialysis access small saphenous vein great saphenous vein – often "harvested"...
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    Ultrasonography of chronic venous insufficiency of the legs (category Diseases of veins, lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes)
    the small saphenous vein (SSV) are superficial veins which drain into respectively, the common femoral vein and the popliteal vein. These veins are deep...
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    that sclerotherapy is not suitable for veins with reflux from the greater or lesser saphenous junction, or for veins with axial reflux. This is due to the...
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    is formed by: the skin. the superficial fascia. This contains the small saphenous vein, the terminal branch of the posterior cutaneous nerve of the thigh...
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    popliteal fascia, near the terminal part of the small saphenous vein, and drains the region from which this vein derives its tributaries, such as superficial...
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    communicating vein directly connects two parts of the same system such as the Giacomini vein that connects the (superficial) small saphenous vein with the...
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    muscle, and superficial to it, is the small saphenous vein. The sural nerve accompanies the small saphenous vein as it descends in the posterior leg, traveling...
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  • known as perforator veins. They can communicate the great saphenous vein with the small saphenous vein, (for example the Giacomini vein). Pourandokht Khodabakhsh...
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    Superficial veins of lower limb Great saphenous vein External pudendal veins Small saphenous vein Deep veins of lower limb Femoral vein Profunda femoris vein Popliteal...
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    organ (usually small intestine), courses through the femoral ring, femoral canal and saphenous opening sequentially. The great saphenous vein and its tributaries...
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    achilles tendon and then travels parallel to the achilles with the small saphenous vein to send of lateral calcaneal branches while the remaining nerve passes...
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  • lateral marginal vein is a continuation of the dorsal venous arch of the foot. It is the origin of the small saphenous vein. Medial marginal vein Blanchemaison...
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    side of the thigh, accompanying the long saphenous vein. One of these filaments passes through the saphenous opening; a second becomes subcutaneous about...
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    strictly sensory nerve, and has no motor function. Saphenous vein, great – Saphenous vein, small – Sartorius muscle – Scalp – Scapula – Sciatic nerve...
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    corresponding superficial external pudendal vein, a tributary of the great saphenous vein. The deep dorsal vein of the penis belongs to the intermediate...
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    Human leg (redirect from Leg veins)
    Superficial veins: Great saphenous vein Small saphenous Deep veins: Femoral vein, whose segment is the common femoral vein Popliteal vein Anterior tibial vein Posterior...
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    here it is strengthened by transverse fibers, and perforated by the small saphenous vein. It receives an expansion from the tendon of the biceps femoris laterally...
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    pierces the fascia lata posterior to the knee. It then accompanies the small saphenous vein to about the middle of the posterior leg (i.e. lower leg). Its terminal...
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    saphenous vein, the small saphenous vein, and the perforator veins. The latter are connecting veins that transport blood from the superficial veins to...
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  • vehicles Small saphenous vein SSV (game architecture), by SETA, Sammy, and Visco SSV Helsinki, a Finnish floorball team Side-by-side (vehicle), small off-road...
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  • in practice since the 1960s. Historically, vessels—such as the great saphenous vein in the leg or the radial artery in the arm—were obtained using a traditional...
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    Plantar venous arch (category Veins of the lower limb)
    lateral plantar veins run backward close to the corresponding arteries and, after communicating with the great and small saphenous veins, unite behind the...
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