Excimer laser for debulking and lysing chronic venous thrombi and occlusions

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 370-373

  Moritz, Mark W ^a   Ombrellino, Michael ^a   Agis, Harry ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Deep venous thrombosis; Excimer laser; Postthrombotic; Syndrome; Thrombolysis; Venous occlusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EXCIMER LASER; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN OCCLUSION;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LASERS, EXCIMER; PHLEBOGRAPHY; POSTTHROMBOTIC SYNDROME; STENTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 69449083835     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538574409332002     Document Type: Article

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