The lateral accessory saphenous vein - A common cause of recurrent varicose veins

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 389-392

  Garner, J P ^a   Heppell, P S J ^a,b   Leopold, P W ^a  

^a FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Duplex ultrasound; Lateral accessory saphenous vein; Recurrent varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; LATERAL ACCESSORY SAPHENOUS VEIN; LIMB; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VARICOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INGUINAL CANAL; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 0242467930     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588403322520744     Document Type: Article

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