Stripping and ligation of the saphenous vein

Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 200-208

  Lo, Yung Feng ^a   Yang, Chih Hsun ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; KNEE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); NERVE INJURY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; STAB AVULSION; VARICOSIS; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN LIGATION; VEIN STRIPPING; VEIN SURGERY; VENOUS REFLUX;

HUMANS; LIGATION; RECURRENCE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 29444443809     PISSN: 10855629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sder.2005.10.004     Document Type: Review

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