Obesity and lower limb venous disease - The epidemic of phlebesity.

Davies, Huw Ob; Popplewell, Matthew; Singhal, Rishi; Smith, Neil; Bradbury, Andrew W

Davies, Huw Ob; Popplewell, Matthew; Singhal, Rishi; Smith, Neil; Bradbury, Andrew W.

Affiliation

Davies HO; 1 University Department of Vascular Surgery, Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
Popplewell M; 1 University Department of Vascular Surgery, Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
Singhal R; 2 Department of Upper Gastro-Intestinal and Bariatric Surgery, Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
Smith N; 3 Department of Haematology, Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
Bradbury AW; 1 University Department of Vascular Surgery, Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK.

Phlebology ; 32(4): 227-233, 2017 May.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27178403

Subject(s)

Lower Extremity/blood supply; Obesity; Varicose Veins; Venous Thrombosis; Age Factors; Female; Humans; Male; Obesity/complications; Obesity/epidemiology; Obesity/physiopathology; Obesity/therapy; Risk Factors; Varicose Veins/epidemiology; Varicose Veins/etiology; Varicose Veins/physiopathology; Varicose Veins/therapy; Venous Thrombosis/epidemiology; Venous Thrombosis/etiology; Venous Thrombosis/physiopathology; Venous Thrombosis/therapy

Key words

DVT; Obesity; treatment; varicose veins; venous disease; venous thrombosis

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Varicose Veins / Venous Thrombosis / Lower Extremity / Obesity Type of study: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Systematic_reviews Limits: Female / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Phlebology Journal subject: ANGIOLOGIA Year: 2017 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom Country of publication: United kingdom

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