Randomized clinical trial comparing endovenous laser ablation, radiofrequency ablation, foam sclerotherapy and surgical stripping for great saphenous varicose veins

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1079-1087

  Rasmussen, L H ^a,b   Lawaetz, M ^a,b   Bjoern, L ^a,b   Vennits, B ^a,b   Blemings, A ^a,b   Eklof, B ^a,b  

^a Danish Vein Centres   (Denmark)

^b Surgical Centre Roskilde   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; ECONOMICS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CATHETER ABLATION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VARICOSE VEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959918697     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7555     Document Type: Article

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