This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Surgery
NOT a cause of varicose veins: March 2013 (f) 
Select and explain. 
A. Superficial venous thrombosis, B. Aeriovenous fistula, C. Deep venous thrombosis, D. Pregnancy
A: Superficial venous thrombosis
Answer: A: Superficial venous thrombosis 
Explanation: Ans. A i.e. Superficial venous thrombosis Varicose veins Gold standard method of diagnosing VV: Duplex imaging Sclerosant used in VV: Ethanolamine oleate Test to demonstrate sapheno-femoral incompetence: Brodie-Trendelenburg test MC complication of stripping: Ecchymosis Cocket & Dodds's operation: Subfascial ligation