The clinical significance of below-knee great saphenous vein reflux following endovenous laser ablation of above-knee great saphenous vein

Phlebology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-20

  Theivacumar, Nadarajah S ^a,b   Darwood, R J ^b   Dellegrammaticas, D ^b   Mavor, A I D ^b   Gough, M J ^b  

^a Leeds Vascular Institute   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Below knee great saphenous vein; Endovenous laser ablation; Great saphenous vein; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ABOVE KNEE ENDOVENOUS LASER ABLATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN REFLUX; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOAM; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; ULTRASOUND; VARICOSIS; VENOUS REFLUX; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; KNEE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 63149119806     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2008.008004     Document Type: Article

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