Subfascial endoscopic perforator surgery is associated with significantly less morbidity and shorter hospital stay than open operation (Linton's procedure)

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1364-1365

  Stuart, W P ^a   Adam, D J ^a   Bradbury, A W ^a   Ruckley, C V ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN OCCLUSION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG ULCER; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCLERODERMA, LOCALIZED; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 0030795086     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800841008     Document Type: Article

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