Rapid healing of chronic venous ulcers following ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy

Phlebology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 34-39

  Hertzman, P A ^a   Owens, R ^b  

^a Los Alamos Oversight Bureau   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Chronic venous insufficiency; Foam sclerotherapy; Ultrasound guided sclerotherapy; Venous ulcers

Indexed keywords

POLIDOCANOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; ULCER; ULCER HEALING; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33847348007     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/026835507779700662     Document Type: Article

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