Endogenous treatment of the greater saphenous vein with a 940-nm diode laser: Thrombotic occlusion after endoluminal thermal damage by laser-generated steam bubbles

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 729-736

  Proebstle, Thomas M ^a   Lehr, H A ^a   Kargl, A ^a   Espinola Klein, C ^a   Rother, W ^b   Bethge, S ^a   Knop, J ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Dornier MedizinLaser GmbH

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; DICLOFENAC;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIODE LASER; DISEASE COURSE; ECCHYMOSIS; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHLEBECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION RESPONSE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SKIN INDURATION; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; THERMAL INJURY; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VENOUS REFLUX; FEMALE; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VARICOSE VEINS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0036546892     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mva.2002.121132     Document Type: Article

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