Systematic Review of Treatments for Varicose Veins

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 264-276

  Leopardi, Deanne ^a   Hoggan, Ben L ^a   Fitridge, Robert A ^b   Woodruff, Peter W H ^c   Maddern, Guy J ^a,b,d  

^a ROYAL AUSTRALASIAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS   (Australia)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; PHLEBECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS; VEIN LIGATION; VEIN STRIPPING; VENOUS REFLUX;

CATHETER ABLATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LIGATION; PATIENT SELECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 62249189619     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2008.10.007     Document Type: Review

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