Subfascial endoscopic perforator vein surgery (SEPS): Current practice among British surgeons

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 104-107

  Whiteley, M S ^a,b   Smith, J J ^a   Galland, R B ^a  

^a ROYAL BERKSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Minimal access surgery; Perforating veins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; LEG VARICOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN DISEASE; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN SURGERY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ENDOSCOPY; FASCIA; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LEG; LIGATION; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; VARICOSE ULCER; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0031882095     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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