TY  - JOUR
T1  - Bilateral variations of the great saphenous vein
AU  - Zeybek, Ali
AU  - Ozkan, Mazhar
AU  - Alpay, Meltem
PY  - 2021
DA  - May
DO  - 10.5472/marumj.945178
JF  - Marmara Medical Journal
JO  - Marmara Med J
PB  - Marmara University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1019-1941
SP  - 219
EP  - 221
VL  - 34
IS  - 2
LA  - en
AB  - The great saphenous vein is the longest in the human body and has been one of the most preferred autologous tissue in bypass surgery.It is affected by the life conditions causing pathological dilatations called varices. We observed bilaterally duplicated great saphenousvein in both lower limbs of an elderly male human cadaver during our routine dissection for undergraduate anatomy education. Aftera detailed inspection of the veins at both sides, we measured and illustrated the variant branches. In this case report, we presentedbilaterally duplicated great saphenous veins, accompanied by an accessory saphenous vein. To the best of our knowledge, there are nosuch variations reported in the literature so far. We think that recognizing this and such variations before surgery will increase success.
KW  - Great saphenous vein
KW  - Bilateral variation
KW  - Cadaver
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