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chronic venous insufficiency

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chronic venous insufficiency
Venous insufficiency Vascular disease A condition characterized by poor flow of venous blood, especially in the leg veins Clinical Leg swelling, pain, cramps, risk of DVT


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For this group, lymphedema etiology was: gynecological surgery (n=18), prostate surgery (n=6), chronic venous insufficiency with or without venous ulcers (n=22), other surgeries or conditions (n=13), and unknown origin (n=11).
The pressure can cause varicose veins and lead to chronic venous insufficiency and venous leg ulcers.
 
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