Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Endovenous Laser Ablation of the Great Saphenous Vein with and without Ligation of the Sapheno-femoral Junction: 2-year Results

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 713-718

  Disselhoff, B C V M ^a   der Kinderen, 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)

Author keywords

Endovenous laser ablation; Recurrent varicose veins; Sapheno femoral ligation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION; VARICOSIS; VEIN LIGATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOPLASTY, LASER; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TIME FACTORS; VARICOSE VEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56249089977     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.08.015     Document Type: Article

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