Endovenous ablation of truncal veins

Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 193-199

  Weiss, Robert A ^a,b   Munavalli, Girish ^a,b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Maryland Laser   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

810, 940, 980, 1320, diode; Endovenous ablation; Nd:YAG; Radiofrequency; Saphenous vein; Tumescent

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN; WATER;

ANESTHESIA; BURN; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EMBOLISM; HUMAN; INFECTION; LASER SURGERY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LYMPHEDEMA; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PURPURA; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCAR FORMATION; VENOUS REFLUX;

CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 29444447816     PISSN: 10855629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sder.2005.10.006     Document Type: Review

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