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What Causes Femoral Saphenous Reflux?

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Posted on Fri, 11 Jul 2014
Question: I have femoral saphenous reflux. Does that mean there is a back flow in one of my greater veins?
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Answered by Dr. Grzegorz Stanko (38 minutes later)
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Detailed Answer:
Hello.

Thank you for the query.

This means that the blood flows back from femoral vein to the saphenous vein. In normal condition blood flows through saphenous vein to the femoral vein(in the groin).

Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions.

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What Causes Femoral Saphenous Reflux?

Brief Answer: detailed below Detailed Answer: Hello. Thank you for the query. This means that the blood flows back from femoral vein to the saphenous vein. In normal condition blood flows through saphenous vein to the femoral vein(in the groin). Hope this will help. Feel free to ask further questions. Regards