Causes of varicose vein recurrence: Late results of a randomized controlled trial of stripping the long saphenous vein

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 634-639

  Winterborn, Rebecca J ^a   Foy, Chris ^b   Earnshaw, Jonothan J ^a,b  

^a Dept of Vascular Surgery Research ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PATHOGENESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THIGH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS; VEIN LIGATION; VEIN SURGERY;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 4744344142     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2004.07.003     Document Type: Article

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