Results of Long Saphenous Vein Stripping

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 639-642

  Kam, M H ^a   Tan, Seck Guan ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Long saphenous vein; Short saphenous vein; Varicose veins; Varicosities; Vein stripping; Venous reflux

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; ECZEMA; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEG ULCER; LIMB PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARESTHESIA; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; VARICOSIS; VEIN STRIPPING; VENOUS REFLUX;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 1642390742     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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