Patient characteristics and physician-determined variables affecting saphenofemoral reflux recurrence after ligation and stripping of the great saphenous vein

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2006, Pages

  Fischer, Reinhard ^a,g   Chandler, James G ^b   Stenger, Dietmar ^c   Puhan, Milo A ^d   De Maeseneer, Marianne G ^e   Schimmelpfennig, Lutz ^f  

^a Center for Vascular Diseases   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Phlebologische Gemeinschaftspraxis   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^f Steigerwaldklinik ^*  (Germany)

^g NONE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN LIGATION; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 30544437301     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2005.09.027     Document Type: Article

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