Transilluminated powered phlebectomy in the treatment of varicose veins

Vascular

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 262-268

  Passman, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Minimally invasive; Phlebectomy; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PHLEBECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS; VEIN STRIPPING; WOUND DRESSING;

BANDAGES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; IRRIGATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TRANSILLUMINATION; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 36749019183     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6670.2007.00063     Document Type: Article

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