Section I - Basics Chapter 1 Venous diseases - a historical survey -- Chapter 2 - Lower limb venous anatomy -- Chapter 3 - Venous physiology and haemodynamics of lower limbs -- Chapter 4 - Chronic venous disorders. Classification , severity assessment and nomenclature. Section II - Primary varicose veins -C2 clinical class -- Chapter 5 - Epidemiology and risk factors -- Chapter 6 - Primary varicose veins : symptoms and diagnosis -- Chapter 7 - Open surgery for primary varicose veins -- Chapter 8 - Endovenous thermal ablation -- Chapter 9 - Sclerotherapy -- Chapter 10 - Recurrent varicose veins Section III - Chronic venous insufficiency and leg ulcer - C3-C6 clinical class -- Chapter 11 - Chronic venous insufficiency and venous ulcers: pathophysiology -- Chapter 12 - Chronic venous insufficiency - clinical features and investigations -- Chapter 13 - Principles of treatment of chronic venous insufficiency -- Chapter 14 - The post-thrombotic syndrome. Pathophysiology, clinical features and management -- Chapter 15 - Care of ulcer and compression therapy -- Chapter 16 - Pharmacotherapy of CVI -- Chapter 17 - Strategies for the management of incompetent perforating veins -- Chapter 18 - Deep vein valve reconstruction -- Chapter 19 - Deep vein obstruction - management strategies. Section IV - Assorted venous problems -- Chapter 20 - Venous telangiectasia and reticular veins- Clinical class CI -- Chapter 21 - Pelvic venous syndromes -- Chapter 22 - Non thrombotic iliac vein lesion (May Thurner syndrome) -- Chapter 23 - Klippel Trenaunay Syndrome. .