Pelvic vein incompetence influences pain levels in patients with lower limb varicosity

Phlebology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 179-183

  Asciutto, G ^a   Mumme, A ^a   Asciutto, K C ^a   Geier, B ^a  

^a ST JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lower limb varicosity; Pain levels; Pelvic vein incompetence; Visual analogue scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LEG VARICOSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PELVIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; STANDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VARICOSIS; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADOLESCENT; ANALGESIA; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PELVIS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULARIZATION; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PELVIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; YOUNG ADULT; PAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77955727395     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2009.009014     Document Type: Article

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