Superficial tributary insufficiency of the Giacomini vein causing misinterpretation: A case report with a brief review

Abstract

Giacomini vein (GV) is an intersaphenous vein that connects lesser saphenous vein cranially to the greater saphenous vein tracking medial side of the leg. It is aimed to emphasize the importance of the diagnostic evaluation regarding the presence and compatibility of this cranial thigh extension of the lesser saphenous vein before planning the treatment modality in lower limb venous insufficiencies. In this case, an 18-year-old female patient diagnosed as an existence of an insufficient GV and the surgical treatment via extirpation of its small popliteal varicose tributary with isolated insufficiency, is presented.