Whole-leg duplex mapping for varicose veins: Observations on patterns of reflux in recurrent and primary legs, with clinical correlation

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 267-275

  Wong, J K F ^a   Duncan, J L ^a   Nichols, D M ^a  

^a RAIGMORE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic venous insufficiency; Duplex ultrasound; Varicose veins; Whole leg mapping

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; LEG VARICOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPLITEAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VENOUS REFLUX; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; LEG; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; VARICOSIS; VASCULAR SURGERY; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPLITEAL VEIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VARICOSE ULCER; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 0037365603     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejvs.2002.1830     Document Type: Article

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