Treatment options for primary varicose veins - A review

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-95

  Beale, R J ^a   Gough, Michael J ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambulatory conservative haemodynamic management; Cryosurgery; Endovenous laser; Radiofrequency ablation; Sapheno femoral ligation; Transilluminated powered phlebectomy; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

BANDAGES AND DRESSINGS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRYOSURGERY; DEVICE; DIATHERMY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHLEBECTOMY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCLEROTHERAPY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER; VARICOSIS; VEIN LIGATION;

CATHETER ABLATION; CRYOSURGERY; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROCOAGULATION; HUMANS; LEG; LIGATION; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 20344386728     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2005.02.023     Document Type: Review

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