Preliminary results of PTFE patch saphenoplasty to prevent neovascularization leading to recurrent varicose veins

Phlebology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 10-13

  Earnshaw, J J ^a   Davies, B ^a   Harradine, K ^a   Heather, B P ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Duplex ultrasonography; Prevention of recurrence; Surgical treatment; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAPHENOPLASTY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VARICOSIS;

EID: 0031813026     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026835559801300103     Document Type: Article

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