Endovenous laser therapy and radiofrequency ablation of saphenous varicose veins

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-8

  Pannier Fischer, Felizitas ^a   Rabe, Eberhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Laser; Saphenous vein; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECCHYMOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PHLEBECTOMY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; SKIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN LIGATION; VEIN OCCLUSION; VEIN STRIPPING;

CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 33645304002     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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