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The Giacomini vein or thigh extension of the small saphenous vein is an example of a variation in lower limb veins.
The persistence of this vein may contribute to the development of chronic venous disease.It is an important vein to assess during the assessment of the lower limb.
Carlo Giacomini presented a thesis on superficial and deep lower limb veins in July 1873 at the University of Torino, Italy.The Italian anatomist and neuroscientist 6 is the inspiration for the band of Giacomini.