Perforator reflux and clinical presentation in primary superficial venous insufficiency

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 88-89

  Giannoukas, A D ^a   Kostas, Th ^a   Ioannou, Ch ^a   Tsetis, D ^a   Gogas, Ch ^a   Kafetzakis, A ^a   Touloupakis, E ^a   Katsamouris, A N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

CEAP classification; Perforating veins; Primary venous insufficiency; Superficial veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN PERFORATION; VENOUS REFLUX; AGE; BLOOD FLOW; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN;

AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0037271749     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1762     Document Type: Article

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