Development of primary superficial venous insufficiency: The ascending theory. observational and hemodynamic data from a 9-year experience

Annals of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 709-720

  Bernardini, Eugenio ^a   De Rango, Paola ^a   Piccioli, Riccardo ^a   Bisacci, Carlo ^a   Pagliuca, Valentino ^a   Genovese, Giuseppe ^a   Bisacci, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LEG VARICOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VENOUS REFLUX; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GRAVITY; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; ITALY; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TIME; VASCULARIZATION; VENOUS PRESSURE;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GRAVITATION; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; ITALY; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; VENOUS PRESSURE;

EID: 77955614919     PISSN: 08905096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2010.01.011     Document Type: Article

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