Popliteal Vein
"Popliteal Vein" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The vein formed by the union of the anterior and posterior tibial veins; it courses through the popliteal space and becomes the femoral vein.
| Descriptor ID |
D011152
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A07.231.908.641
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| Concept/Terms |
Popliteal Vein- Popliteal Vein
- Popliteal Veins
- Vein, Popliteal
- Veins, Popliteal
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Popliteal Vein" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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El-Menyar A, Asim M, Jabbour G, Al-Thani H. Clinical implications of the anatomical variation of deep venous thrombosis. Phlebology. 2018 Mar; 33(2):97-106.