TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Venous Pathology A1 - Roscher, Arno A. A1 - Dieter Jr., Raymond A. A2 - Dieter, Robert S. A2 - Dieter, Raymond A. A2 - Dieter, Raymond A. PY - 2011 T2 - Venous and Lymphatic Diseases AB - The peripheral and internal venous system is a huge vascular bed responsible for returning both deoxygenated peripheral blood and detoxified internal blood by the liver back to the general circulation via the superior and inferior vena cava. The huge anatomical extent of this system exposes it to a multitude of factors that may induce a magnitude of anatomical changes producing life-threatening complications, such as ruptured esophageal varices. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Medical CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1126489226 ER -