Endovenous laser therapy of the small saphenous vein: Patient satisfaction and short-term results

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 655-658

  Trip Hoving, Margreet ^a   Verheul, Jorieke C ^a   Van Sterkenburg, Steven M M ^a   De Vries, Willem R ^a   Reijnen, Michel M P J ^b  

^a Division of Vascular Surgery   (Netherlands)

^b NONE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTER-TREATMENT; CONVENTIONAL TREATMENTS; DEEP VENOUS THROMBOSIS; ENDOVENOUS LASER; PATIENT RECORD; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL TREATMENT; TREATMENT MODALITY;

LASER ABLATION;

LASERS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHLEBITIS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VARICOSIS; VENOUS REFLUX;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 69249147415     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2008.2389     Document Type: Article

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