A review of current treatment strategies for varicose veins

Recent Patents on Cardiovascular Drug Discovery

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 126-136

  Badri, Hassan ^a   Bhattacharya, Vish ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endovenous laser ablation; Foam liquid sclerotherapy; Radiofrequency ablation; Saphenofemoral ligation and stripping; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

POLIDOCANOL; SCLEROSING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VARISOLVE;

CONTUSION; DATA ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ENDOVENOUS LASER ABLATION; HEADACHE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LIMB PAIN; MEDICAL LEAVE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; SKIN DISCOLORATION; VARICOSIS; VEIN LIGATION; VEIN STRIPPING; CATHETER ABLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; META ANALYSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

CATHETER ABLATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 51149120238     PISSN: 15748901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157489008784705304     Document Type: Review

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