Randomized clinical trial comparing endovenous laser with cryostripping for great saphenous varicose veins

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1232-1238

  Disselhoff, B C V M ^a,e   Der Rinderen, D J ^b   Kelder, J C ^c   Moll, F L ^d  

^a Mesos Medical Centre   (Netherlands)

^b Mauritskliniek   (Netherlands)

^c ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^e NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY STRIPPING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOVENOUS LASER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SKIN INDURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS; WORK RESUMPTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRYOSURGERY; LASER COAGULATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SCLEROTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER COAGULATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECURRENCE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 52449131782     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.6351     Document Type: Article

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