Great saphenous vein radiofrequency ablation versus standard stripping in the management of primary varicose veins-A randomized clinical trial

Angiology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-54

  Helmy Elkaffas, Khaled ^a   Elkashef, Omar ^a   Elbaz, Walied ^b  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b BENI SUEF UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cairo university; randomized controlled trial; RFA; surgical stripping; varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VARICOSIS; VEIN OCCLUSION; VEIN STRIPPING;

ADULT; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 78650198535     PISSN: 00033197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0003319710380680     Document Type: Article

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