Classification of saphenous refluxes: Implications for treatment

Phlebology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 2-9

  Pittaluga, Paul ^a,c   Chastanet, S ^a   Rea, B ^b   Barbe, R ^b  

^a Riviera Veine Institut   (Italy)

^b Clinique Charcot   (France)

^c Riviera Veine Institut   (France)

Author keywords

Classification; Saphenous reflux; Superficial venous insufficiency; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; LIMB; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCAR; TREATMENT INDICATION; ULCER; VARICOSIS; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VENOUS REFLUX; AGE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPIGMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VARICOSE ULCER; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 41949114931     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2007.007042     Document Type: Article

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