The collection of works is a monothematic publication. It reflected the results of many years of scientific research by teams of the departments of normal anatomy and operative surgery of the Military Medical Academy named after CM. Kirov, Moscow Medical Dental Institute, 2nd Moscow, Kyiv, Kuibyshev, Volgograd, Orenburg, Astrakhan, Rostov and other medical institutes, most purposefully engaged in the study of the venous system in the norm, experiment and clinic, as well as individual articles from many other institutes and departments.