Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9173818 | Journal of Vascular Surgery | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The relative deficiency of the official Terminologia Anatomica with regard to the veins of the lower limbs was responsible for a nonuniform anatomic nomenclature in the clinical literature. In 2001, an International Interdisciplinary Committee updated and refined the official Terminologia Anatomica regarding the veins of the lower limbs. Recommendations for terminology were included in an updating document that appeared in the Journal of Vascular Surgery (2002;36:416-22). To enhance further the use of a common scientific language, the committee worked on the present document, which includes (1) extensions and refinements regarding the veins of the lower limbs; (2) the nomenclature of the venous system of the pelvis; (3) the use of eponyms; and (4) the use of terms and adjectives of particular importance in clinical vascular anatomy.
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Authors
Alberto MD, PhD, John J. MD, Peter MD, Bo MD, Claudio MD, Hugo MD, An International Interdisciplinary Consensus Committee on Venous Anatomical Terminology An International Interdisciplinary Consensus Committee on Venous Anatomical Terminology,