Assessment of techniques to reduce sclerosant foam migration during ultrasound-guided sclerotherapy of the great saphenous vein

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 934-939

  Hill, Douglas ^a   Hamilton, Rhonda ^a   Fung, Tak ^b  

^a The Vein Treatment Centre   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SCLEROSING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPRESSION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOAM; HEART; HUMAN; MALE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECUMBENCY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

ADULT; AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; SCLEROTHERAPY; SECONDARY PREVENTION; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55149111854     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.05.077     Document Type: Article

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