Open AccessSaphenous Ladder Formed by Almost Completely Duplicated Great Saphenous Vein
Author(s) -
Vasanthakumar Packiriswamy,
Satheesha B Nayak
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
kathmandu university medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.166
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1812-2078
pISSN - 1812-2027
DOI - 10.3126/kumj.v18i1.34663
Subject(s) - medicine , great saphenous vein , vein , lower limbs venous ultrasonography , saphenous veins , varicose veins , lower limb , long saphenous vein , cadaver , surgery , anatomy , femoral vein
Knowledge of normal as well as variant great saphenous vein is useful as it is the vein that can get varicosed; the vein that is used in bypass surgeries and the vein that is used for cannulation purpose. We observed almost complete duplication of the great saphenous vein in the left lower limb of an adult male cadaver. Both the great saphenous veins arose from the medial end of the dorsal venous arch and coursed parallel to each other throughout the limb. They united in the femoral triangle to form a short (1 inch long) common great saphenous vein. Common great saphenous vein terminated into the femoral vein. There were four communicating veins connecting the two great saphenous veins in the leg, giving the appearance of a venous ladder. Knowledge of this variation could be extremely useful in treatment of varicose veins of lower limb, in catheterizations and in various surgical procedures of the lower limb.