The small saphenous vein and other 'neglected' veins of the popliteal fossa: A review

Phlebology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 148-155

  O'Donnell Jr , T F ^a   Iafrati, M D ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic venous insufficiency; Gastrocnemius vein; Intrasaphenous vein; Small saphenous vein

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; GASTROCNEMIUS VEIN; GIACOMINI VEIN; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NOMENCLATURE; POPLITEAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SMALL SAPHENOUS VEIN; ULCER; UNITED KINGDOM; VEIN; VEIN DISEASE; VENOUS REFLUX; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; VARICOSIS; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; POPLITEAL VEIN; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VARICOSE ULCER; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 40349089022     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/026835507781477172     Document Type: Review

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