Endogenous treatment of primary varicose veins: An effective and safe therapeutic alternative to stripping?;Die endovasale lasertherapie varikös veränderter stammvenen: Eine effektive und komplikationsarme alternative zum venenstripping?

RoFo Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Rontgenstrahlen und der Bildgebenden Verfahren

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 179-187

  Kluner, Claudia ^a   Fischer, T ^a   Filimonow, S ^a   Hamm, B ^a   Kroncke T ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Interventional radiology; Laser; Varicosis; Vascular interventions; Vein

Indexed keywords

ENDOVENOUS LASER THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LASER SURGERY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VARICOSIS; VEIN OCCLUSION; VEIN STRIPPING; VENOUS REFLUX;

ANESTHESIA; HUMANS; LASERS; RECURRENCE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 13944275524     PISSN: 14389029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-813892     Document Type: Review

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