Thermal damage of the inner vein wall during endovenous laser treatment: Key role of energy absorption by intravascular blood

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 596-600

  Proebstle, T M ^a   Sandhofer, M ^b   Kargl, A ^a   Gul D ^a   Rother, W ^c   Knop, J ^a   Lehr, H A ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Clinic for Dermatologic Surgery   (Austria)

^c Dornier MedTech GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HEAT INJURY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VARICOSIS; VEIN WALL;

HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; STEAM; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 0036316195     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4725.2002.01309.x     Document Type: Article

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