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Recurrent Varicose Veins

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Visible varicose veins affect approximately 10–15% of the adult population, with a similar percentage of people suffering from superficial venous incompetence (also known as chronic venous incompetence or superficial venous reflux) which is essentially the same disease but without visible varicosities [1–3].

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Whiteley, M.S. (2018). Recurrent Varicose Veins. In: Khanna, A., Jindal, R. (eds) Venous Disorders. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1108-6_4

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