Great saphenous vein

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Great saphenous vein

The great saphenous vein (Vsm, VSM ; "large rose vein"; from Latin vena 'blood vein, vein , and from the Arabic saphenus, -a, -um ' hidden ', and Latin magnus, -a, -um ' large '; called medial saphenous vein in animal anatomy ) is a blood vessel of the lower extremity .

It arises from the confluence of several superficially located foot veins on the lower leg and then extends centrally to the shin and dorsomedially on the inner articular knot of the thigh bone (condylus medialis) on the inside of the thigh. Except in humans, it is accompanied by the saphenous artery . The vein takes in the epifascial veins of the inguinal region on the venous star , runs through the saphenous hiatus and finally opens in the inguinal region into the femoral vein ( vena femoralis ).

The great saphenous vein can be used to draw blood and insert a peripheral venous catheter . In cats in particular, it is the largest of the easily accessible superficial veins.

Varicose veins in the great saphenous vein can be treated with endovenous laser therapy (ELT).

literature

  • Dos Winkel et al .: Anatomy in vivo for the musculoskeletal system . Elsevier, Urban & Fischer Verlag 2004, ISBN 978-3-437-45676-3 , p. 209.
  • Uwe Gille: Cardiovascular and immune system, Angiologia . In: F.-V. Salomon et al. (Ed.): Anatomy for veterinary medicine . Enke-Verlag Stuttgart, 2nd edition 2008, pp. 404–463. ISBN 978-3-8304-1075-1

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Neumann: Histology of the great saphenous vein from the perspective of architectural pathology. In: Virchows Archiv Volume 299, No. 3, 1937, pp. 479-512.
  2. ↑ S. Reich-Schupke, P. Altmeyer, M. Stücker: Therapy of the trunk varicosis of the great saphenous vein using catheter-supported microfoam sclerotherapy without heparin prophylaxis. Small case series and literature review. In: Phlebology Volume 37, 2008, pp. 198-203.
  3. ↑ Pons: vena . Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  4. ↑ Almaany Team: Translation and Meaning of vena saphena magna na In Arabic, English Arabic Dictionary of terms Page 1. Retrieved on March 29, 2019 (English).
  5. ^ Meyers Lexicon online
  6. ↑ TM Proebstle et al .: Consensus on endovenous laser therapy for varicose veins. (PDF) In: Phlebology Volume 33, 2004, pp. 106-109.