Duplex ultrasound investigation of the veins of the lower limbs after treatment for varicose veins - UIP consensus document

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 89-102

  De Maeseneer, M ^a,b   Pichot, O ^c   Cavezzi, A ^d   Earnshaw, J ^e   Van Rij, A ^f   Lurie, F ^g   Smith, P C ^h  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^c GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Clinica Stella Maris and Poliambulatorio Hippocrates   (Italy)

^e GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^h British Vein Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consensus document; Duplex ultrasonography; Endovenous treatment; Follow up; Surgical treatment; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ABOVE KNEE GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN REFLUX; ANGIOGENESIS; ANTERIOR ACCESSORY SAPHENOUS VEIN; ARTICLE; BELOW KNEE GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN REFLUX; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DUPLEX ULTRASOUND; FOLLOW UP; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LEG VARICOSIS; LEG VEIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHLEBECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SCLEROTHERAPY; SMALL SAPHENOUS VEIN SURGERY; ULTRASOUND; VALSALVA MANEUVER; VASCULAR SURGERY; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN PERFORATION; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 79959529616     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.03.013     Document Type: Article

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