Treatment of Incompetent Vein of Giacomini (Thigh Extension Branch)

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 245-248

  Bush, Ronald G ^a   Hammond, Karin ^a  

^a Midwest Vein Treatment Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOMPETENT VEIN OF GIACOMINI; LASER; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; THIGH; VARICOSIS; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; THIGH; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 33847668448     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2006.07.008     Document Type: Article

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