Randomised Trial of Flush Saphenofemoral Ligation for Primary Great Saphenous Varicose Veins

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 477-484

  Winterborn, R J ^a   Foy, C ^a   Heather, B P ^a   Earnshaw, J J ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Great saphenous vein; Primary varicose veins; Saphenofemoral ligation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG VARICOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PHLEBECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN LIGATION; VEIN STRIPPING;

FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 51349110852     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.06.022     Document Type: Article

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