Endovenous mechanochemical ablation of great saphenous vein incompetence using the ClariVein device: A safety study

Journal of Endovascular Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 328-334

  Van Eekeren, Ramon R J P ^a   Boersma, Doeke ^b   Elias, Steven ^c,d   Holewijn, Suzanne ^a   Werson, Debbie A B ^b   De Vries, Jean Paul P M ^b   Reijnen, Michel M J P ^a  

^a RIJNSTATE HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^d ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Endovenous ablation; Endovenous therapy; Great saphenous vein; Mechanical endothelial damage; Polidocanol; Sclerosant; Varicose veins; Venous incompetence

Indexed keywords

POLIDOCANOL;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEVICE THERAPY; ECCHYMOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOVENOUS MECHANOCHEMICAL ABLATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN INCOMPETENCE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHLEBITIS; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN OCCLUSION;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; SCLEROTHERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 79959298602     PISSN: 15266028     EISSN: 15451550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1583/11-3394.1     Document Type: Article

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