High ligation combined with stripping and endovenous laser ablation of the great saphenous vein: Early results of a randomized controlled study

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 822-829

  Kalteis, Manfred ^a   Berger, Irmgard ^a   Messie Werndl, Susanne ^a   Pistrich, Renate ^a   Schimetta, Wolfgang ^b   Pölz, Werner ^b   Hieller, Franz ^a  

^a Hospital St Franziskus   (Austria)

^b JOHANNES KEPLER UNIVERSITY LINZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL OCCLUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOVENOUS LASER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS; VEIN LIGATION; VEIN STRIPPING; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LEG; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 41149160644     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.10.060     Document Type: Article

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