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Surgery: Venous Disease — Treatise on Physiopathology, Diagnosis and Surgical Therapeutics

Surgery · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Un compendio analítico de nivel experto centrado en la microarquitectura de la pared venosa, la dinámica del flujo retrógrado, la biomecánica de las bombas musculares, procedimientos de ablación térmica y no térmica, y el abordaje de las trombosis venosas y síndromes obstructivos complejos.

What it covers

  1. Pathophysiology of CVI, Endovenous Ablation and Reconstruction of the Iliocava Axis
  2. · The Deep Venous System (DVS)
  3. · The Superficial Venous System (SVS)
  4. · The Collateral and Accessory Veins
  5. · The Perforating Vein System
  6. · The Driving Forces of Venous Return
  7. · Physiology of the Calf Pump during Walking
  8. · Histology and Biomechanics of the Venous Wall
  9. · Mechanisms of Venous Hypertension Production
  10. · The Inflammatory Cascade and Shear Stress
  11. · The Remodeling of the Vein Wall
  12. · Pathophysiology of Microcirculation: The Fibrin Cuff
  13. · Histopathological Skin Alterations
  14. · The Complete CEAP Classification
  15. · The Venous Clinical Severity Score (VCSS)
  16. Diagnosis by Venous Doppler Ultrasound Technical Parameters, Provocation Maneuvers and Clinical Thresholds of Reflux
  17. · Methodology of the Expert Level Exam
  18. · Reflux Provoking Maneuvers
  19. · Criteria and Time Thresholds for Reflux Diagnosis
  20. · Air Plethysmography (APG)
  21. · Intravascular Ultrasound (IVUS - Intravascular Ultrasound)
  22. · AngioCT and Venous AngioMR (Flebo-CT / Flebo-MR)
  23. · Elastic Compression Therapy: Hemodynamic Mechanisms
  24. · Classification of Compression Levels
  25. · Venoactive Drugs (Plebotonics)
  26. · Chemistry of Sclerosing Agents
  27. · Foam Sclerotherapy: The Tessari Method
  28. · Specific Complications of Sclerotherapy
  29. · Endovenous Laser Ablation (EVLA - Endovenous Laser Ablation)
  30. · Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA - Radiofrequency Ablation)
  31. · The Critical Importance of Tumescent Anesthesia
  32. Non-Tumescent Non-Thermal Ablation (NTNT) Cyanoacrylate Systems, Mechanochemical Ablation (MOCA) and Comparative
  33. · 1. Venous Cyanoacrylate (VenaSeal System)
  34. · 2. Mechanochemical Ablation (MOCA - ClariVein)
  35. · Comparison of Saphenous Trunk Ablation Techniques
  36. · Crossectomy and Flush Ligation: The Art of Preventing Recurrence
  37. · Invagination Stripping
  38. · Müller Phlebectomies (Stab Avulsion)
  39. · Treatment of Insufficient Perforating Veins
  40. · May-Thurner Syndrome (Common Iliac Vein Compression)
  41. · Pelvic Congestion Syndrome (PCS)
  42. · The Virchow Triad in the Genesis of the Thrombus
  43. · Extreme Clinical Forms: Phlegmasia Alba and Cerulea Dolens
  44. · Post-Thrombotic Syndrome (PTS): The Villalta Scale
  45. · Catheter-Directed Fibrinolysis (CDT - Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis)
  46. · Pharmacomechanical Thrombectomy (PMT)
  47. · Inferior Vena Cava Filters (IVCF)
  48. · Differential Clinical Characteristics of Venous Ulcer
  49. · Advanced Wound Management: The TIME Scheme
  50. · The Cornerstone: Multilayer Compression Therapy
  51. · The Impact of the EVRA (Early Venous Reflux Ablation) Study
  52. Clinical Cases of Surgical Integration Highly Complex Clinical Scenarios and Therapeutic Reasoning

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Subject
Surgery
Category
Clinical Specialties
Type
Study Guide
Sections
52
Reviewed
2026-08-02
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