Randomised Trial of Polytetrafluoroethylene Patch Insertion for Recurrent Great Saphenous Varicose Veins

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 367-373

  Winterborn, R J ^a   Earnshaw, J J ^b  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Great saphenous; Polytetrafluoroethylene patch; Recurrent varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POLITEF IMPLANT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCORING SYSTEM; SEROMA; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VARICOSIS; VEIN BLOOD FLOW; VEIN LIGATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 34547593284     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2007.03.019     Document Type: Article

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