Endovenous laser ablation of the small saphenous vein sparing the saphenopopliteal junction

CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 766-771

  Janne D'Othée, Bertrand ^a,b,d   Walker, T Gregory ^a   Kalva, Sanjeeva P ^a   Ganguli, Suvranu ^a,b   Davison, Brian ^a,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c TVV   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endovenous ablation; Endovenous thermal ablation; Laser; Saphenous veins; Small saphenous vein; Varicose vein

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SAFETY; PHLEBITIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VENOUS REFLUX;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPLITEAL VEIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VARICOSE VEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956190232     PISSN: 01741551     EISSN: 1432086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00270-010-9806-1     Document Type: Article

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