New insights into perforator vein incompetence

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 228-234

  Labropoulos, N ^a   Mansour, M A ^a   Kang, S S ^a   Gloviczki, P ^b   Baker, W H ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic venous disease; Diameter; Flow characteristics; Location; Perforator veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LEG VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERFORATING VEIN; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; STANDING; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN DISEASE; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 0033198584     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.1999.0812     Document Type: Article

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