1. We recommend use of the International Consensus Committee on Venous Anatomical Terminology for standardized venous anatomy nomenclature (Best Practice).

For details, please See Table II and III.

The International Consensus Committee on Venous Anatomical Terminology papers were originally published in 2002 and updated in 2005 (1-2).

1. Caggiati A, Bergan JJ, Gloviczki P, Jantet G, Wendell-Smith CP, Partsch H, International Interdisciplinary Consensus Committee on Venous Anatomical Terminology. Nomenclature of the veins of the lower limbs: An international interdisciplinary consensus statement. J Vasc Surg 2002;36:416-22.
2. Caggiati A, Bergan JJ, Gloviczki P, Eklof B, Allegra C, Partsch H. Nomenclature of the veins of the lower limb: Extensions, refinements, and clinical application J. Vasc Surg 2005;41:719-24.