The clinical Features of the Patients with Palsatile Saphenous Veins

Abstract

Pulsatile Doppler sounds are sometimes demonstrated in saphenous veins of the patients with leg edema. In many of such cases, arteriovenous fistulas are not identified by CT angiography, duplex scanning or any other examinations. The clinical features of the 12 patients (18 limbs) with palsatile saphenous veins from January 2011 to December 2012 were reported. The causes of such cases were cellulitis, gout, and other non-specific inflammatory diseases. It was considered that adequate diagnosis was important for the therapy, and compression therapy was effective for many of such cases.