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Duplex sonographic parameters, such as reflux time and thrombus presence, strongly correlate with clinical disease severity (CEAP class), venous diameter, and surgical findings in patients with lower-extremity venous insufficiency. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To characterize duplex sonographic findings in lower-extremity venous insufficiency and evaluate their correlation with clinical severity and surgical findings.

September 14, 2026Advances in Clinical Medical ResearchOpen Access

Role of Duplex Sonography in the Assessment of Lower-Extremity Venous Insufficiency: Clinical and Surgical Correlation in a Cross-Sectional Study

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GRG. Swadeep Raj MTMadhavi Thatipamula AKAnkadi Shywini Kumari

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Cross-sectional study reveals duplex ultrasound findings correlate with disease severity in venous insufficiency, highlighting its value for surgical planning.

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To characterize duplex sonographic findings in lower-extremity venous insufficiency and evaluate their correlation with clinical severity and surgical findings.
Conducted a hospital-based cross-sectional study of 30 adults (15 women and 15 men; mean age 54.37 ± 10.90 years) in Telangana, India.
Classified disease severity using CEAP categories and evaluated venous compressibility, thrombus, refill time, reflux duration, vein diameter, and truncal varicosity grade via duplex sonography.
Analyzed associations using chi-square tests for categorical variables and Pearson correlation for continuous variables.
Thrombus was detected in 16 participants (53.3%) and was significantly associated with higher venous refill-time categories, with an overall mean refill time of 3.51 ± 0.62 seconds.
Venous reflux time averaged 2.43 ± 1.11 seconds and demonstrated a strong positive correlation with vein diameter (r = 0.846, p < 0.001).
Higher truncal varicosity grades and advanced CEAP classes (C4–C6 accounted for 36.6% of patients) showed strong positive correlation with clinical and surgical findings.

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Raj et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7b3bf0926e14a848b2dac https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22724216

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September 14, 2026Advances in Clinical Medical ResearchOpen Access

Role of Duplex Sonography in the Assessment of Lower-Extremity Venous Insufficiency: Clinical and Surgical Correlation in a Cross-Sectional Study

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Authors

GRG. Swadeep Raj MTMadhavi Thatipamula AKAnkadi Shywini Kumari

Discussion

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Implication

Cross-sectional study reveals duplex ultrasound findings correlate with disease severity in venous insufficiency, highlighting its value for surgical planning.

Key Points

To characterize duplex sonographic findings in lower-extremity venous insufficiency and evaluate their correlation with clinical severity and surgical findings.
Conducted a hospital-based cross-sectional study of 30 adults (15 women and 15 men; mean age 54.37 ± 10.90 years) in Telangana, India.
Classified disease severity using CEAP categories and evaluated venous compressibility, thrombus, refill time, reflux duration, vein diameter, and truncal varicosity grade via duplex sonography.
Analyzed associations using chi-square tests for categorical variables and Pearson correlation for continuous variables.
Thrombus was detected in 16 participants (53.3%) and was significantly associated with higher venous refill-time categories, with an overall mean refill time of 3.51 ± 0.62 seconds.
Venous reflux time averaged 2.43 ± 1.11 seconds and demonstrated a strong positive correlation with vein diameter (r = 0.846, p < 0.001).
Higher truncal varicosity grades and advanced CEAP classes (C4–C6 accounted for 36.6% of patients) showed strong positive correlation with clinical and surgical findings.

Cite This Study

Raj et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa7b3bf0926e14a848b2dac https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22724216

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