Radiofrequency endovenous obliteration versus stripping of the long saphenous vein in the management of primary varicose veins: 3-Year outcome of a randomized study

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 669-672

  Perälä, Jukka ^a   Rautio, Tero ^a   Biancari, Fausto ^a   Ohtonen, Pasi ^a   Wiik, Heikki ^a   Heikkinen, Timo ^a   Juvonen, Tatu ^a  

^a OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECANALIZATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VARICOSIS; VEIN OCCLUSION;

EID: 24044491623     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10016-005-6613-2     Document Type: Article

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