Endovenous laser ablation: Venous outcomes and thrombotic complications are independent of the presence of deep venous insufficiency

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1538-1545

  Knipp, Brian S ^a   Blackburn, Susan A ^a   Bloom, Jess R ^a   Fellows, Elaine ^a   LaForge, William ^a   Pfeifer, John R ^a   Williams, David M ^a   Wakefield, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 57949117067     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.07.052     Document Type: Article

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