The present status of surgery of the superficial venous system in the management of venous ulcer and the evidence for the role of perforator interruption

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1044-1052

  O'Donnell Jr , Thomas F ^a  

^a Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LIGATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; PERFORATOR FLAP; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT PEPTIC ULCER; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL APPROACH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ULCER; ULCER HEALING; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; VARICOSE ULCER; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 55149120509     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.06.017     Document Type: Review

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