Recurrent varicose veins - pelvic venous reflux is ignored by most

Alice Whiteley is one of two Whiteley Clinic Summer Research Fellows who have had their research selected for presentation at The Medical Acorn Foundation (National Medical Student Research Conference) in Leicester on 13th October 2012.



Alice Whiteley - The Whiteley Clinic Summer Research Fellow 2012
Presenting her research into the cause of recurrent varicose veins operated on elsewhere 

Alice spent her summer analysing the results from patients seeking help from The Whiteley Clinic having had varicose vein surgery elsewhere and then getting recurrent varicose veins.

She identified the causes of their recurrent varicose veins, and found that pelvic venous reflux is one of the major causes, a problem that has previously been ignored.

 

Alice's research presents powerful evidence for why the pelvic veins need to be scanned and, if refluxing, treated, to reduce the risks of recurrent varicose veins in the future.

Her work has been submitted for an American meeting next year and will be submittied for UK vein meetings next year, before submitting for publication.



Left varicose veins caused by Pelvic vein reflux
seen as para-vulvar veins on examination

Right varicose veins caused by Pelvic vein reflux
seen as para-vulvar-veins on examination

Pelvic and para-vulal varicose veins:  www.vulval-varicose-veins.co.uk

 

Medical Acorn Conference:  www.themedicalacornfoundation.org/



 

Whiteley Clinic Summer Research Fellows presenting nationally on 1st October 2011

The Whiteley Clinic appoints two summer research fellows each year to do medical research or audit projects.

On the 1st October, 3 of the recent Whiteley Clinic summer research fellows will be presenting their work at The Medical Acorn Foundation (http://www.themedicalacornfoundation.org/). This is an excellent forum for young researchers to present their work to a national audience.

This year the following Whiteley Clinic Summer Research fellows will be presenting: 





Charlotte Thomas - Whiteley Clinic Summer Research Fellow 2011
Presenting an Audit on Healing Leg Ulcers at The Whiteley Clinic, which had previously been classified as "suitable for conservative treatment only" by their usual ulcer service



George Badham - Whiteley Clinic Summer Research Fellow 2010
Will be presenting 1 year results of RFiTT closure of the Great Saphenous Vein using the method he had developed as his research project in summer 2010



Sophie Strong - Whiteley Clinic Summer Research Fellow 2010
Who will be presenting the effects of Laser Sweat Ablation (LSA) in a porcine skin model

For more information about The Whiteley Clinic Summer Research Fellows see http://www.thewhiteleyclinic.co.uk/whiteley-clinic-research-fellows.htm