[News in the lower extremity veins morphology].

This comprehensive article notifies on the latest information concerning the morphology of the lower extremity veins, including their anatomical terminology. As a consequence of vehement development of the diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, the more detailed knowledge of anatomy, terminology, venous system variants and venous wall structure is necessary both for the phlebologists, sonographists and for the surgeons and cardiosurgeons. The histological part brings information about the content of collagen and elastin fibers in all layers of the superficial veins wall and about the arrangement of the vasa vasorum in both normal and varicose vena saphena magna.

[Practical endoscopic methods education in Educational Centre for Anatomy and Endoscopy of Department of Anatomy, Third Faculty Of Medicine, Charles University in Prague--is there room for further progress?].

Unique multimedial centre for education in endoscopic surgery and miniinvasive surgery was established at the Department of Anatomy of Third Medical Faculty of Charles University in Prague during 2000 to 2005. A new fixation method was introduced to enable the repeated usage of cadavers for imitation of surgical interventions. One operating theatre was equipped with an audio-video network and a wireless connection to internet together with a graphic studio for the production of our own educational materials.