" the city of Bonn and two rural townships. The participants were chosen from a simple randomized sample taken from the population registers. In total, 3072 (1722 women, 1350 men) participants between 18 and 79 years of age were investigated. Only 9.6% of the population (13.6% men, 6.4% women) showed no signs of venous disorders (C0) according to the CEAP classification, while 59.1% (58.4% men, 59.5% women) showed only telangiectasias or reticular veins (C1). In 14.3% (12.4% men, 15.8% women), varicose veins were present without edema or skin changes (C2), while 13.4% (11.6% men, 14.9% women) h"

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"nd 12 million may have varicose veins. Over 200 000 hospital admissions per year may involve venous disease, two-thirds of which require surgical management. Slightly more than 5% of cases of sick leave from work may be related to venous disease and the functional signs that accompany it, amounting to millions of lost workdays. Thus, without a doubt, venous disease is a problem of public health. VENOUS EDEMA OF THE LOWER LIMBS – WHICH MECHANISM IS INVOLVED? Edema is an accumulation of fluid in the extracellular compartment, which results in an increase in the volume of interstitial fluid"

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" 13 (4): 188 REVIEW Analysis of the various procedures used in great saphenous vein surgery in the Czech Republic and benefit of Daflon 500 mg to postoperative symptoms L. Veverková, V. Jedlička, J. Wechsler, J. Kalač - Phlebolymphology - 2006; 13 (4): 195 PHLEBOLOGY Foam sclerotherapy for the management of varicose veins: a critical reappraisal G. Geroulakos - Phlebolymphology - 2006; 13 (4): 202 Strategies to minimize the effect of neovascularization at the saphenofemoral junction after great saphenous vein surgery: an overview M. G. De Maeseneer - Phlebolymphology - 20"

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