1. Nomenclature of the veins of the lower limbs: An international interdisciplinary consensus statement
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Caggiati, A., Bergan, Jj, Gloviczki, P, Jantet, G, WENDELL SMITH CP, Partsch, H, and INTERNATIONAL INTERDISCIPLINARY CONSENSUS COMMITTEE ON VENUS ANATOMICAL TERMINOLOGY
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Leg ,medicine.medical_specialty ,anatomy ,business.industry ,Statement (logic) ,Terminologia Anatomica ,Library science ,veins ,lower limbs ,Lower limb ,Terminology ,Surgery ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Terminology as Topic ,terminology ,Humans ,Medicine ,Federative International Committee on Anatomical Terminology ,business ,Medical science ,Vein ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,Nomenclature - Abstract
An agreement on anatomic terminology is the foundation for a common language in medical science and for an effective exchange of information. A thorough review of the literature has shown need for revision and extension of the official terminologia anatomica with regard to the veins of the lower limb. The foundation of this consensus document was laid by the faculty at a precongress meeting of The Fourteenth World Congress of the International Union of Phlebology (IUP), held in Rome on September 8-9, 2001, under the auspices of the IUP, the International Federation of Associations of Anatomists (IFAA), and the Federative International Committee on Anatomical Terminology (FICAT). The official names of some veins have been changed according to the guidelines of the FICAT. In addition, previously unnamed veins have received names relevant to their anatomy and clinical significance. Some of the terminology recommendations are innovative, but were judged to be correct by members of the committee. (J Vasc Surg 2002;36:416-22.)
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- 2002
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