Leg varices originating from the pelvis: Diagnosis and treatment

Vascular

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 70-78

  Greiner, Milka ^a   Gilling Smith, Geoffrey L ^b  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Iliac veins; Leg varicose veins; Ovarian veins; Pelvic embolization; Pelvic phlebography; Therapeutic blockade

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COIL EMBOLIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG PHLEBOGRAPHY; LEG VARICOSIS; PELVIS; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VENOUS CIRCULATION;

ADULT; AGED; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILIAC VEIN; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY; PELVIS; PHLEBOGRAPHY; RECURRENCE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 34248226018     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6670.2006.00030     Document Type: Article

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