Systematic review of outcomes after surgical management of venous disease incorporating subfascial endoscopic perforator surgery

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 583-589

  TenBrook Jr , John A ^a,b   Iafrati, Mark D ^a,b   O'Donnell Jr , Thomas F ^a,b   Wolf, Michael P ^a,b   Hoffman, Stuart N ^a,b   Pauker, Stephen G ^a,b   Lau, Joseph ^a,b   Wong, John B ^a,b  

^a Tufts New England Medical Center ^*

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURALGIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SUBFASCIAL ENDOSCOPIC PERFORATOR SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER; ULCER HEALING; VEIN SURGERY; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 1542286681     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2003.09.017     Document Type: Article

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