Phlebolymphemeda: Usually unrecognized, often poorly treated

Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 65-68

  Bunke, Nisha ^a   Brown, Katherine ^a   Bergan, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic venous insufficiency; Lymphedema; Phlebolymphedema; Varicose veins; Venous disorders

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; HYPERTENSION; LYMPH FLOW; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PHLEBOLYMPHEDEMA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SCLEROTHERAPY; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN OCCLUSION; VENOUS CIRCULATION;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; LYMPHEDEMA; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SCLEROTHERAPY; SKIN; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 70349499182     PISSN: 15310035     EISSN: 15310027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1531003509337155     Document Type: Article

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