Clin Ultrasound.  2021 Nov;6(2):50-56. 10.18525/cu.2021.6.2.50.

Role of Vascular Ultrasonography in Patients with Leg Swelling

• Park JH

• KMID: 2555134
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.18525/cu.2021.6.2.50

Abstract

There are many causes of leg swelling or edema. Leg edema due to systemic condition or disease demonstrates chronic, bilateral features, whereas leg edema caused by vascular disease shows more complex clinical features including secondary skin changes and ulcerative lesion, resulting in more complicated clinical outcomes with less frequent early diagnosis and appropriate management. Definite differential diagnosis might not be possible by medical history, clinical features, and physical findings. Vascular ultrasonography (Duplex ultrasound) can be used easily as a bedside diagnostic procedure and is a recommended diagnostic tool for differentiation of a non-vascular from vascular etiology in patients with leg swelling.

Keyword

하지; 도플러 초음파; 혈관 질환; Lower extremity; Doppler ultrasound; Vascular disease