Long-term results of vein sparing varicose vein surgery

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1507-1511

  Raivio, Peter ^a   Perhoniemi, Vesa ^b   Lehtola, Aarno ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Maria Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG VARICOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VARICOSIS; VEIN LIGATION; VEIN STRIPPING; VEIN SURGERY; VENOUS REFLUX; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 0036885766     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-002-6375-8     Document Type: Article

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