Clinical and technical outcomes from a randomized clinical trial of endovenous laser ablation compared with conventional surgery for great saphenous varicose veins

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1117-1123

  Carradice, D ^a   Mekako, A I ^a   Mazari, F A K ^a   Samuel, N ^a   Hatfield, J ^a   Chetter, I C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 79959999835     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: 13652168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.7615     Document Type: Article

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