Saphenofemoral junction ligation supplemented by postoperative sclerotherapy: A review of long-term clinical and hemodynamic results

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 533-540

  Reček, Čestmír ^a  

^a NONE   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCLEROSING AGENT;

CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CORONARY HEMODYNAMICS; FEMORAL VEIN; FOLLOW UP; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SAPHENOFEMORAL JUNCTION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VARICOSIS; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN LIGATION; VEIN STRIPPING;

FEMORAL VEIN; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; LIGATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECURRENCE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR PATENCY;

EID: 10344237003     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857440403800607     Document Type: Review

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