Duplex ultrasound scan findings two years after great saphenous vein radiofrequency endovenous obliteration

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 189-195

  Pichot, Olivier ^a   Kabnick, Lowell S ^b   Creton, Denis ^c   Merchant, Robert F ^d   Schuller Petroviæ, Sanja ^e   Chandler, James G ^f  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Vein Institute of New Jersey   (United States)

^c Espace Chirurgical Ambroise Pare   (France)

^d Reno Vein Clinic   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PHLEBOTOMY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; TELANGIECTASIA; THIGH; VARICOSIS; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN OCCLUSION; VEIN STRIPPING; VEIN VALVE; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 0346964242     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2003.07.015     Document Type: Article

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