Primary superficial vein reflux with competent saphenous trunk

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 201-206

  Labropoulos, N ^a   Kang, S S ^a   Mansour, M A ^a   Giannoukas, A D ^c   Buckman, J ^b   Baker, W H ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Vascular Diagnostics Ltd   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF IRAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Duplex scanning; Primary venous reflux; Superficial vein tributaries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 0033198426     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.1998.0794     Document Type: Article

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