An anatomical study of femoral vein valves near the saphenofemoral junction

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 994-999

  Mühlberger, Dominic ^a   Morandini, Luca ^a   Brenner, Erich ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIAC VEIN; MALE; MICROMORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SEX DIFFERENCE; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN VALVE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAPHENOUS VEIN;

EID: 55149092316     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.04.045     Document Type: Article

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