"bolymphology - 2008; 15 (2): 45 The white book of venous disease in Spain M. Cairols - Phlebolymphology - 2008; 15 (2): 52 The relation between pelvic varicose veins,chronic pelvic pain, and lower extremity venous insufficiency in women A. Kurt - Phlebolymphology - 2008; 15 (2): 61 Book review M. Perrin - Phlebolymphology - 2008; 15 (2): 68 An American Surgeon in Paris A brief report from a Servier Traveling Fellow B. S. Knipp - Phlebolymphology - 2008; 15 (2): 73 "

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" such compounds have been demonstrated in many pharmacological trials. As a therapeutic consequence it is stated that in patients in whom invasive therapy (sclerotherapy, surgery) does not appear warranted, drugs are a good first-line treatment. New clinical reports show that phlebotropic drugs may also be useful in the postoperative management of patients undergoing varicose vein surgery. In a previous issue of Phlebolymphology, Lenka Veverkova and coworkers2 from Brno demonstrated that Daflon 500 mg may have beneficial results after varicose vein surgery by reducing pain and hematoma. "

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"is extremely important in Western countries because of its high prevalence, chronic nature, repercussions on quality of life, and complications.1-3 In Spain, there is a high incidence of CVD both in primary care and in vascular surgical departments. Consequently, CVD consumes a high percentage of available resources4 and a large part of the public health budget. A first step towards improving care for patients with CVD will be to improve our knowledge of different aspects of the management of CVD and to outline foreseeable developments between now and 2010. With this aim in mind, the Spanis"

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"rence work of 439 pages covers not only sclerotherapy, but also surgery and intravascular procedures for treating varices, the use of compression (contributor Hugo Partsch), venoactive drugs (contributor Albert-Adrien Ramelet), and laser and high-density light treatment of telangiectasia. I particularly appreciated the 2 chapters devoted to noninvasive investigations and injection techniques. They provide all the details that both the beginner and the experienced phlebologist need to know. At the end of the various treatment chapters, the reader will find several case histories with outstan"

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"’s borders. Yet here I sat in Turkey, my body unsure of what time it was, or what time even meant, anticipating new vistas and experiences. We were transported to the Hotel Marmara, a beautiful edifice in the commercial district of Istanbul on Taksim Square, a short cab ride from several of the most stunning sights in the city. We toured the Aya Sofia, a huge museum which started its life in 537 A.D. as a Christian basilica, subsequently became a mosque in 1453 after the capture of Istanbul by the Ottoman Turks, and finally became a museum in 1935 after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. We als"

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"ity venous insufficiency with Doppler ultrasound in women with chronic pelvic pain of undetermined origin. A total of 100 women with chronic pelvic pain of undetermined origin lasting more than 6 months were included in the study. The presence of anechogenic and non-pulsatile vascular structures demonstrating flow in Doppler ultrasound with a diameter >5 mm in parauterine and paraovarian localizations was accepted as pelvic varicose veins. In all patients, lower extremity venous systems were examined with Doppler ultrasound to assess possible associated venous insufficiency. The chi-squa"

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"d phlEbectomy study). The aim of the study was to compare the intensity of postoperative pain, the size of postoperative hematoma, and quality-of-life score between two groups of patients: • a Daflon 500 mg group: patients who underwent stripping of the great saphenous vein (GSV) and were treated with Daflon 500 mg 14 days before and 30 days after surgery • a control group: patients who underwent stripping of the GSV and were not treated with Daflon 500 mg The study enrolled 245 patients with varicose vein disease who underwent unilateral stripping of the GSV in combination with "

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