Reverse Foam Sclerotherapy of the Great Saphenous Vein with Sapheno-Femoral Ligation Compared to Standard and Invagination Stripping: a Prospective Clinical Series

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 485-490

  Abela, R ^a   Liamis, A ^a   Prionidis, I ^a   Mathai, J ^a   Gorton, L ^a   Browne, T ^a   Panayiotopoulos, Y ^a  

^a BROOMFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Great saphenous vein; Invagination stripping; Reverse foam sclerotherapy; SFJ ligation; Standard stripping; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; ECCHYMOSIS; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG VARICOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN LIGATION; VEIN STRIPPING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; SCLEROTHERAPY; SODIUM TETRADECYL SULFATE; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 51349138667     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.06.029     Document Type: Article

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