MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATIONS IN DUPLICATION OF GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN

Duplication of Great Saphenous vein is a conduit to varicosity. Knowledge of anatomical and morphological variation in Great Saphenous Vein (GSV) is important for surgeons, orthopaedicians and interventional radiologists who operate in this region and an additional option in coronary artery bypass surgery to avoid iatrogenic varicosity. AIM Cadaveric dissection was done on 30 lower limbs to identify morphologic variations in duplication of GSV. MATERIALS AND METHODS The GSV was dissected from its beginning in front of medial malleolus of ankle to its termination in the upper thigh at the sapheno-femoral junction, where it drains into the femoral vein. RESULTS Seven different forms of duplications were seen in eight of the thirty limbs dissected in our study. CONCLUSION Duplication of the GSV needs to be stressed upon in view of increased incidence of varicosity and cardiovascular diseases and consequent operative intervention.