The nonsaphenous vein of the popliteal fossa: Prevalence, patterns of reflux, hemodynamic quantification, and clinical significance

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 611-619

  Delis, Konstantinos T ^a,b   Knaggs, Alison L ^a   Hobbs, John T ^c   Vandendriessche, Marianne A ^c  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MAYO CLINIC ROCHESTER   (United States)

^c London Vein Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPLITEAL VEIN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN DISEASE; VENOUS REFLUX;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; KNEE; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPLITEAL VEIN; SAPHENOUS VEIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 33747881834     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.04.055     Document Type: Article

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