Publisher : Springer; Illustrated edition 2000 - Section A Basic Considerations.- 1 Epidemiology of Chronic Venous Insufficiency.- 2 Risk Factors in Chronic Venous Insufficiency.- 3 Pathogenesis of Chronic Venous Insufficiency.- 4 Venous Anatomy of the Lower Extremity.- Editorial Commentary.- Section B Primary Venous Insufficieny.- 5 Practical Application of the CEAP Classification.- 6 Compression Sclerotherapy for Large Veins and Perforators.- 7 Principles and Technique of Ambulatory Phlebectomy.- 8 Surgery of the Saphenous Veins.- 9 Recurrent Varices.- Editorial Commentary.- Section C Chronic Severe Venous Insufficiency.- 10 Mascosclerotherapy for Patients with Severe Chronic Venous Insufficiency.- 11 Surgery of Perforating Veins.- 12 Single-Port Open-Scope Perforator Vein Surgery.- 13 Management of Venous Ulceration: Excision, Skin Grafting and Microsurgical Flaps.- 14 Venous Reconstruction: Evidence-Based Analysis of Results.- Editorial Commentary.- Section D Thrombosis and Thrombolysis.- 15 Disorders Predisposing to Venous