Extension of saphenous thrombus into the femoral vein: A potential complication of new endovenous ablation techniques

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 130-135

  Mozes, Geza ^a   Kalra, Manju ^a   Carmo, Michele ^a   Swenson, Lori ^a   Gloviczki, Peter ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; FILTER; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LASER SURGERY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SAFETY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

AGED; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VENA CAVA FILTERS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 13244260794     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2004.10.045     Document Type: Article

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