Endovenous therapy of varicose veins: A better out come than standrd surgery?

Surgeon

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 181-186

  Al Samaraee, A ^a   McCallum, I J D ^a   Mudawi, A ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endovascular endovenous laser; Lonc great saphenous vein; Radio frequency ablation obliteration; Varicose vein

Indexed keywords

EID: 67949104716     PISSN: 1479666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1479-666X(09)80043-7     Document Type: Review

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