Natural history of the great saphenous vein stump following endovenous laser therapy

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 348-351

  Pleister, Irina ^a   Evans, Julie ^a   Vaccaro, Patrick S ^a   Satiani, Bhagwan ^a,b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Deep venous thrombosis; Duplex ultrasound surveillance; Endovenous laser treatment; Great saphenous vein stump; Ultrasound guidance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; RECANALIZATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; THROMBUS; ULTRASONIC LITHOTRIPSY; ULTRASOUND; VEIN GRAFT DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VARICOSE VEINS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 49649115592     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538574408316139     Document Type: Article

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