Management of special cases in chronic venous disease: what do I do?

Rebeca Reachi, MD Vascular Surgeon Staff; Hospital Beneficencia Española A.C. San Luis Potosí, Mexico ABSTRACT Chronic venous disease is one of the most frequent consultations in our daily practice, so we must consider the management of complications and special cases that are more frequent than expected. If as physicians we seek to improve patients’ quality of life, we need multidisciplinary management to achieve this goal. Introduction If we understand the etiology, natural history, and evolution of venous disease, we know that genetics, age, female sex, obesity, pregnancy, prolonged periods of standing, and greater height are factors that contribute to the…

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Role of compression therapy in lipedema

Isabel Forner-Cordero, MD, PhD, Associate Professor Lymphedema Unit, Rehabilitation Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain Juan Vazquez-Diez, MD Lymphedema Unit, Rehabilitation Department, Hospital General Universitari de Castelló, Castellón de La Plana, Spain ABSTRACT Lipedema is a very frequent chronic disease, frequently underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed and whose pathophysiology is still under research. Patients, most of them women, present with evident disproportion in the distribution of fat between the upper and lower part of the body, swelling, easy bruising, and pain in the lower limbs, and sometimes in the upper limbs. The major aims of its…

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