Duplex ultrasonography in the diagnosis of incompetent Cockett veins

European Journal of Ultrasound

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 175-180

  Meyer, Thomas ^a   Cavallaro, Alexander ^a   Lang, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic venous insufficiency; Duplex ultrasonography (DUS); Perforating vein; Subfascial endoscopic perforator surgery (SEPS); Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; VEIN RUPTURE;

CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0034212516     PISSN: 09298266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-8266(00)00085-9     Document Type: Article

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