Endovenous Laser Ablation and Sclerotherapy for Treatment of Varicose Veins

Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 264-275

  Brasic, Natasha ^a   Lopresti, David ^b   McSwain, Hugh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLIDOCANOL; SCLEROSING AGENT; TETRADECYL SULFATE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; LASER; LASER SURGERY; NEEDLE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VARICOSIS; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN SURGERY;

HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 58149349797     PISSN: 10855629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sder.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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