Endovenous laser and echo-guided foam ablation in great saphenous vein reflux: one-year follow-up results

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 940-946

  Gonzalez Zeh, Rodrigo ^a   Armisen, Ricardo ^a,b   Barahona, Sergio ^a  

^a Clínica de Vá   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECCHYMOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOVENOUS LASER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOAM; FOLLOW UP; GREAT BLOOD VESSEL; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; RISK FACTOR; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; SEX; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VARICOSIS; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VENOUS REFLUX;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, LASER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; SCLEROTHERAPY; TIME FACTORS; VARICOSE VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 55249115761     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.05.062     Document Type: Article

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