Illness	Number of cases
Varicose veins of lower extremities (I83.1)	291
Atherosclerosis (I70.22)	56
Lymphedema not elsewhere classified (I89.01)	31
Atherosclerosis (I70.24)	27
Type 2 diabetes mellitus not insulin dependent from the start (E11.74)	18
Erysipelas (A46)	12
Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis (I80.28)	11
Varicose veins of lower extremities (I83.2)	9
Other disorders of skin and subcutaneous tissue not elsewhere classified (L98.4)	9
Atherosclerosis (I70.23)	8

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Surgical procedure to remove varicose veins from the leg (5-385.96)	262
Surgical procedure to remove varicose veins from the leg (5-385.70)	139
Revision operations (5-983)	95
Surgical procedure to remove varicose veins from the leg (5-385.d0)	68
X-rays of the arteries in the legs with contrast medium (3-607)	54
Function-orientated physical exercises and uses (8-561.1)	48
X-rays of the arteries in the pelvis with contrast medium (3-605)	45
Treatment of a vessel with access via a tube (catheter) (8-836.0s)	27
Surgical procedure to remove varicose veins from the leg (5-385.90)	23
Dressings for large areas of skin or serious skin diseases (8-191.x)	23

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Further training
pursuant to Article 136b, para. 1, sentence 1, no. 1 of the SGB

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9	Medical specialists (m/f) , psychological psychotherapists (m/f) and child and adolescent psychotherapists (m/f) who are subject to the obligation to undergo further training*
6	Number of medical specialists (m/f) from no. 1 who have completed a five-year period of further training and are therefore subject to the obligation to provide evidence
6	Number of those persons from no. 2 who have provided proof of further training according to Article 3 of the G-BA regulations

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