Medicographia N° 127 (Vol 38 – N° 2 – 2016)

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EDITORIAL

• Venous valves: gateway to the circulation
  Les valvules veineuses : une porte vers la circulation
  A. Caggiati, Italy

THEMED ARTICLES

• Endoscopic and ultrasonographic observations of damaged venous valves
  F. Calotă, Romania Italy
• Location of venous reflux in primary chronic venous disease and correlation with clinical severity: a review
  N. Labropoulos, USA
• Parietal and valvular venous insufficiency: the influence of heredity
  V. Crébassa, France
• Hypoxia, inflammation, and the occurrence of venous reflux and its interaction with aging
  J. Buján, M. A. Ortega, C. Mesa-Ciller, F. Sainz, J. Leal, Spain
• Replacement venous valve prosthesis in primary chronic venous disease: is it likely to be developed in the future?
  A. D. Giannoukas, K. Spanos, A. E. Giannakopoulos, Greece
• Assessing compliance with nonoperative treatments of chronic venous disorders: the VEIN Act Program in Romania
  D. E. Branisteanu, Romania
• Specificities of the treatment of chronic venous diseases in Russia: preliminary results of the VEIN Act Program
  V. Bogachev, O. Golovanova, A. Kuznetsov, P. Ershov,, Russia

CONTROVERSIAL QUESTION

• Can varicose vein surgery prevent extension of venous reflux with time?
  M. Bokuchava, Georgia – F. Calotă, Romania – N. de Barros Jr -Brazil – L. Hnátek, Czech Republic – E. Ilyukhin, Russia – F. Islamoglu, Turkey – A. H. Kamhawy, Egypt – D. Radak and S. Tanaskovic, Serbia – K. Rerkasem, Thailand – N. Sánchez Nicolatt, Mexico – L. Tessari and
  S. Gianesini, Italy M. Vuylsteke, Belgium – F. Žernovický, Slovakia

DAFLON

• Daflon and the protection of venous valves
  L. Pascarella, USA

INTERVIEW

• Reflux and chronic venous disease: are they linked?
  E. Rabe, Germany

UPDATE

• Venous hypertension plays an important role in the development of microangiopathy
  M. das Graças Coelho de Souza, C. E. Virgini-Magalhães, B. Senra Barros, C. L. Lascasas Porto, E. Bouskela, Brazil

A TOUCH OF FRANCE

• Jean-Henri Fabre: unveiling the fascinating world of insects
  A.-M. Slézec, France
• Forensic entomology: how insects solve whodunits
  D. Charabidze, France