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My great saphenous vein appears to change direction midway down the side of my calf and continues down the posterior calf. is this normal?

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GSV: There is a lot of anatomic variation with vein anatomy in general. What you may be seeing is a prominent vein tributary of the GSV. Its nothing to worry about.

Dr Husar agreed

Answered 6/28/2014

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