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Cynthia Keene Shortell

Professor Emeritus of Surgery
Surgery, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
Box 3538 Med Ctr, Durham, NC 27710
7682A HAFS Bldg, Durham, NC 27710

Scholarly Works - Book sections


Varicose Vein Stripping and Ambulatory Phlebectomy

Book section · January 1, 2025 Endovenous thermal ablations and chemical ablations with sclerotherapy have become the mainstays of treatment for superficial venous reflux disease. Despite these advances, there is a role for stripping and open phlebectomy in the setting of advanced venou ... Full text Cite

The management of venous malformations

Book section · January 1, 2024 Congenital vascular malformations (CVMs) are rare, localized, or diffused abnormalities of vasculogenesis and angiogenesis that arise by embryologic dysmorphogenesis without increased endothelial proliferation, which leads to true structural and/or functio ... Full text Cite

Summary of guidelines of venous and lymphatic disorders of the American Venous Forum

Book section · January 1, 2024 Chapter 1. A historical review of venous and lymphaticdisease ... Full text Cite

Overview of Venous Disorders

Book section · January 1, 2022 Venous disorders are among the most prevalent medical conditions in the Western world. Understanding of the nominal venous anatomy and normal venous hemodynamics is the first and fundamental step in understanding pathophysiology of various venous disorders ... Full text Cite

Treatment of Chronic Venous Disorders

Book section · January 1, 2022 Chronic venous disease of the lower extremities is one of the most common diseases in Western Europe and the United States. The nonoperative approach to patients with chronic venous disease includes lifestyle modification, compression, and pharmacologic th ... Full text Cite

Nutcracker Syndrome

Book section · January 1, 2022 Nutcracker syndrome (NCS) represents a constellation of symptoms caused by extrinsic compression of the left renal vein (LRV) by surrounding anatomic structures (most commonly between the aorta and the overlying superior mesenteric artery (SMA)) or by stre ... Full text Cite

Contemporary diagnosis: MRI and MRA

Book section · October 14, 2017 Full text Cite

The management of venous malformations

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Overview of Venous Disorders

Book section · January 1, 2017 Venous disorders are among the most common conditions in the Western world. To understand the various venous disorders, it is important to understand the normal anatomy. Venous disorders can be divided into acute and chronic. Acute venous disorders are ent ... Full text Cite

Low-flow vascular malformations

Book section · January 1, 2014 Congenital vascular malformations (CVM) are a group of unique vascular disorders that can be defined as “diffuse or localized embryologically developed errors of vascular morphogenesis leading to true structural anomalies” The presence of CVM in the genera ... Full text Cite

Endovascular techniques for superficial vein ablation in treatment of venous ulcers

Book section · January 1, 2007 This chapter discusses the endovascular techniques for superficial vein ablation in treatment of venous ulcers. The advent of endovenous therapies for superficial venous reflux is rendering older surgical therapies obsolete. The role of endovenous therapy ... Full text Cite

Foam treatment of venous leg ulcers

Book section · January 1, 2007 This chapter discusses the foam treatment of venous leg ulcers. When leg ulcers caused by venous insufficiency develop, surgery becomes the dominant method of treatment. Foam sclerotherapy is performed in the office setting, since neither anesthesia nor an ... Full text Cite