Endovenous laser ablation: Does standard above-knee great saphenous vein ablation provide optimum results in patients with both above- and below-knee reflux? A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 173-178

  Theivacumar, Nadarajah S ^a   Dellagrammaticas, Demos ^a   Mavor, Andrew I D ^a   Gough, Michael J ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; KNEE; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; NERVE INJURY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAPHENOUS NERVE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; VARICOSE VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 45549088269     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.01.062     Document Type: Article

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