[Tissue pressure in patients with phlebogenic edema]

This paper describes the results of tissue pressure measurement according to the Emmet technique in the subcutaneous fat at phlebogenic edema in 31 patients with lower extremity varicosity. The changes in the pressure were recorded over a length of 5-10 after needle impaction. The rate of tissue fluid resorption was measured. The indicators appeared normal in 16% of patients, absorption was accelerated in 39%, and deceleration of absorption was marked in 45% of patients. In the event of decelerated resorption, chronic edema was observed more frequently. The rate of saline resorption in health exceeded 4.8-fold the rate of tissue fluid absorption. In valvular insufficiency of the deep veins, this indicator is up to 4.8-fold as increased. Cessation of tissue fluid and/or saline resorption points to tissue swelling at the microcirculatory level. The given technique allows to diagnose latent edema, to objectively evaluate the patient tissue response to a specific drug and elastic appliance, to work out the well-founded indications for phlebectomy, especially in young people. Also, it enables the assessment of the results of surgical intervention and making the early diagnosis of disease recurrences.