Update on radiofrequency ablation

Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 82-90

  Markovic, Jovan N ^a   Shortell, Cynthia K ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic venous insufficiency; Radiofrequency ablation; Radiofrequency powered segmental ablation; Superficial reflux disease

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION SITE PAIN; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; ENDOVENOUS LASER ABLATION; HUMAN; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURAL SITE REACTION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SKIN BRUISING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN CATHETERIZATION; VEIN WALL; VENOUS REFLUX;

CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 70349513450     PISSN: 15310035     EISSN: 15310027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1531003509335156     Document Type: Article

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