Comparison of 980 nm Laser and Bare-tip Fibre with 1470 nm Laser and Radial Fibre in the Treatment of Great Saphenous Vein Varicosities: A Prospective Randomised Clinical Trial

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 254-259

  Doganci, S ^a   Demirkilic, U ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

1470 nm; 980 nm; Bare tip fibre; Endovenous laser ablation; Radial fibre; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCHYMOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SURGICAL INFECTION; VARICOSIS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VARICOSE VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955415768     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2010.04.006     Document Type: Article

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