Perforator vein

In this case, lower limbs venous ultrasonography plays an important role in evaluating which continent perforators can be used.

Perforator veins drain superficial veins into the deep veins.

Perforator veins are so called because they perforate the deep fascia of muscles, to connect the superficial veins to the deep veins where they drain.

Perforator veins are so called because they perforate the deep fascia of muscles, to connect the superficial veins to the deep veins where they drain.

Perforator veins are so called because they perforate the deep fascia of muscles, to connect the superficial veins to the deep veins where they drain.

Perforator veins are so called because they perforate the deep fascia of muscles, to connect the superficial veins to the deep veins where they drain.

They have valves which prevent blood flowing back (regurgitation) from deep to superficial veins in muscular systole or contraction.

They have valves which prevent blood flowing back (regurgitation) from deep to superficial veins in muscular systole or contraction.

The resulting reflux can cause a rapid deterioration in an existing varicose disease and be responsible for the development of venous ulcers.

In 1985, G. Hauer described the Sub-fascial endoscopic perforator vein surgery (SEPS) technique allowing IPVs to be clipped through a small incision.

SEPS was superseded in 2001 by a minimally invasive technique using pin hole surgery, called TRansLuminal Occlusion of Perforators (TRLOP) which by 2009 had shown to be as effective as SEPS in a 5-year study.

Some perforators can have a mixed septal and intramuscular course before reaching the skin.

Nevertheless, they can progress to the deep veins through the perforator veins or, they can be responsible for a lung embolism mainly if the head of the clot is poorly attached to the vein wall and is situated near the sapheno-femoral junction.

There is increasing evidence for the role of incompetent perforator veins (or "perforators") in the formation of varicose veins.

All collateral veins are better detected this way, including perforator veins, but of most importance is the detection of venous thrombosis.

Radiofrequency ablation is used to treat the great saphenous vein, the small saphenous vein, and the perforator veins.

A series of perforator veins interconnect the superficial and deep systems.

Research has shown that 88-89% of women with telangectasia (spider veins) have refluxing reticular veins close, and 15% have incompetent perforator veins nearby.

They receive the most important perforator veins: the Cockett perforators, superior, medial and inferior.

In this case they are called perforator veins and have a very important role in the venous system hemodynamics.