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Occlusion of the Great and Small Saphenous Vein Using Copolymeric Glue Based on N-Butyl Cyanoacrylate and Methacryloxy Sulfolane
Published on: December 9, 2022
[Epidemiology of chronic venous diseases]
Eberhard Rabe1, Gabriele Berboth2, Felizitas Pannier3
1Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms Universität Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53105, Bonn, Deutschland. eberhard.rabe@ukb.uni-bonn.de.
Aim:
Overview of the recent knowledge in epidemiology of chronic venous diseases.
Methods:
Systematic search and discussion of recent studies concerning epidemiology of chronic venous diseases.
Results:
The more recent epidemiologic studies of venous diseases in which the CEAP classification was used showed a prevalence of 60-70 % CEAP clinical class C0 and C1, app. 25 % for C2 and C3 and up to 5 % for C4 to C6 with skin changes or venous ulcers. The incidence of varicose veins is app. 2 % per year.
Conclusions:
Chronic venous diseases like varicose veins and chronic venous insufficiency belong to the most frequent diseases in our adult population.
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