Venous insufficiency

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Normal Anatomy and Function

• The superficial veins lie in the subcutaneous fatty layer of the body just beneath the skin and superficial to the deep fascia enveloping the body musculature. The principal veins in the legs are the great and lesser saphenous veins and their tributaries; in the arms they are the basilic and cephalic veins and their tributaries.

Differential diagnosis of causes of venous insufficiency

• Deep vein thrombosis
• Phlebitis