The great saphenous vein (GSV) or long saphenous vein (/səˈfiːnəs/) is a large, subcutaneous, superficial vein of the leg. It is the longest vein in the...

continuation of the popliteal vein. The great saphenous vein (a superficial vein), and the deep femoral vein drain into the femoral vein in the femoral triangle...

ultrasound guidance to treat larger varicose veins, including the great saphenous and small saphenous veins. There is some evidence that sclerotherapy is...

The anterior accessory saphenous vein is a special anterior tributary of the great saphenous vein (GSV), draining the antero-lateral face of the thigh...

then passes along the tibial side of the leg, accompanied by the great saphenous vein. It descends behind the medial border of the tibia, and, at the lower...

Giacomini vein or cranial extension of the small saphenous vein is a communicating vein between the great saphenous vein (GSV) and the small saphenous vein (SSV)...

The small saphenous vein (also short saphenous vein or lesser saphenous vein) is a relatively large superficial vein of the posterior leg. The origin of...

venous disease. The vein "stripped" (pulled out from under the skin using minimal incisions) is usually the great saphenous vein. The surgery involves...

external pudendal veins (deep pudendal and superficial pudendal) are veins of the pelvis which drain into the great saphenous vein. Anterior abdominal...

are the right internal mammary artery, the radial artery, and the great saphenous vein. Effective ways to treat chest pain (specifically, angina, a common...

Saphenous may refer to one of two saphenous veins or the saphenous nerve in the leg: Great saphenous vein Small saphenous vein Saphenous nerve This disambiguation...

most prominent of these being the saphenous opening (saphenous hiatus) (which gives passage to the great saphenous vein). An inferior aponeurotic thickening...

the (superficial) great saphenous vein. Peripheral veins carry blood from the limbs and hands and feet. The three layers of the vein wall are the outer...

subcutaneous inguinal ring The great saphenous vein and its tributaries The femoral vein and its tributaries Superficial veins of lower limb. Superficial...

conduits in bypass surgeries (e.g. CABG), get occluded. Veins, mainly the great saphenous vein (GSV) are the most frequently used conduits in bypass surgeries...

is located at the saphenous opening within the groin and formed by the meeting of the great saphenous vein (GSV), common femoral vein and the superficial...

lower limb veins. Particular veins of the deep venous system (DVS), and the superficial venous system (SVS) are looked at. The great saphenous vein (GSV),...

(CVI) is a medical condition in which blood pools in the veins, straining the walls of the vein. The most common cause of CVI is superficial venous reflux...

(venipuncture). basilic vein – usually the largest vein in the arm: often used for dialysis access small saphenous vein great saphenous vein – often "harvested"...

superficial vein that connects the small saphenous vein and the great saphenous vein. Anatomically, it is defined by where the dorsal veins of the first...

iliac vein is either of the two venae comitantes of the superficial circumflex iliac artery. It usually empties into the great saphenous vein just proximal...

which pierces fascia lata lateral to the saphenous opening), and lymphatics. It transmits the great saphenous vein and other smaller vessels including the...

peripheral venous catheter is either difficult or impossible. The great saphenous vein is most commonly used. This procedure has fallen out of favor with...

dilated accessory saphenous vein (ASV) exists: the common femoral vein (CFV) represents the head of Mickey Mouse while the great saphenous vein (GSV) and the...

A saphena varix, or saphenous varix, is a dilation of the great saphenous vein at its junction with the femoral vein in the groin. It is a common surgical...

backed up in the pelvis. Renocaval bypass with saphenous vein: a segment of the great saphenous vein is used as a second connection between the LRV and...

corresponding superficial external pudendal vein, a tributary of the great saphenous vein. The deep dorsal vein of the penis belongs to the intermediate...

for the treatment of varicose veins. It is the juxtafemoral flush ligation of the great saphenous vein to the femoral vein. An oblique incision is made...

that sclerotherapy is not suitable for veins with reflux from the greater or lesser saphenous junction, or for veins with axial reflux. This is due to the...

femoral artery with accompanying veins, and upper part of the great saphenous vein. The deep fascia has a saphenous opening and the opening is covered...