Residual Venous Reflux after Superficial Venous Surgery Does Not Predict Ulcer Recurrence

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 107-111

  Kulkarni, S R ^a   Barwell, J R ^a   Gohel, M S ^a   Bulbulia, R A ^a   Whyman, M R ^a   Poskitt, K R ^a  

^a CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Superficial venous surgery; Ulcer recurrence; Venous refill time; Venous reflux; Venous ulceration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LEG ULCER; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN SURGERY; VENOUS REFLUX;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VARICOSE ULCER; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 34249776042     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.12.033     Document Type: Article

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