Endovenous laser ablation for the treatment of recurrent varicose vein disease - A single centre experience

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 299-301

  Nwaejike, N ^a,b   Srodon, P D ^a   Kyriakides, C ^a,b  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EVLA; Laser; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LEG VARICOSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; PHLEBECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REGISTER; REOPERATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND ABLATION; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 77952744123     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2010.02.012     Document Type: Article

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