Foam Sclerotherapy of the Saphenous Veins: Randomised Controlled Trial with or without Compression

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 500-507

  Hamel Desnos, C M ^a   Guias, B J ^b   Desnos, P R ^c   Mesgard, A ^c  

^a Saint Martin Private Hospital   (France)

^b BREST UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Vascular Medicine   (France)

Author keywords

Compression; Foam; RCT; Saphenous vein; Sclerotherapy; Varices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION GARMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCHYMOSIS; FEMALE; FOAM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; SKIN INDURATION; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN PIGMENTATION; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN OCCLUSION; VEIN THROMBOSIS; VENOUS REFLUX;

ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; SCLEROTHERAPY; STOCKINGS, COMPRESSION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 77950298979     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2009.11.027     Document Type: Article

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