Ultrasound-guided percutaneous ablation for the treatment of perforating vein incompetence

Vascular

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 281-289

  Elias, Steve ^a,b,d   Peden, Eric ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Division of Vascular Surgery   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic venous insufficiency; Incompetent perforating veins; Percutaneous ablation of perforators; Post thrombotic syndrome; Postphlebitic syndrome

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; SCLEROSING AGENT;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN PERFORATION;

CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LEG; SCLEROTHERAPY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 36749099541     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/6670.2007.00068     Document Type: Article

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