New discoveries in anatomy and new terminology of leg veins: Clinical implications

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 367-374

  Mozes, Geza ^a,b   Gloviczki, Peter ^a,b  

^a Mayo Clinic ^*

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FASCIA; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; LEG VEIN; NOMENCLATURE; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL ANATOMY; VASCULAR SURGERY;

FEMORAL VEIN; HUMANS; LEG; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TERMINOLOGY; THIGH; VEINS;

EID: 4043165693     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153857440403800410     Document Type: Review

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