Prevention or reversal of deep venous insufficiency by aggressive treatment of superficial venous disease

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-38

  Ahmad, Imtiaz ^b,d   Ahmad, Waheed ^a,c,d   Dingui, Margaret ^d  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Floyd Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^d Cardiothoracic and Vascular Associates (Comprehensive Vein Treatment Center)   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep venous insufficiency; Superficial venous disease; Varicose veins; Venous telangiectasias

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PHLEBECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SPIDER VEIN; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TIME; VARICOSIS; VEIN DISEASE; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN LIGATION;

ADULT; BANDAGES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 29944441491     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.07.034     Document Type: Article

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