Microembolism during foam sclerotherapy of varicose veins

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 358, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1525-1526

  Ceulen, Roeland P M ^a   Sommer, Anja ^a   Vernooy, Kevin ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLIDOCANOL;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MICROEMBOLISM; MIGRAINE; PATENT FORAMEN OVALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; SCOTOMA; STROKE; VARICOSIS;

EID: 41649083046     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc0707265     Document Type: Letter

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