Recurrent varicose veins: Investigation of the pattern and extent of reflux with color flow duplex scanning

Surgery

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 406-409

  Labropoulos, N ^a   Touloupakis, E ^a   Giannoukas, A D ^a   Leon, M ^a   Katsamouris, A ^a   Nicolaides, A N ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPLITEAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; VARICOSIS; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN LIGATION; VEIN STRIPPING; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 0029915940     PISSN: 00396060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6060(96)80140-1     Document Type: Article

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