Changing to endovenous treatment for varicose veins: How much more evidence is needed

Surgeon

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 150-159

  McBride, Kieran D ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endothermal ablation; Endovenous ablation; Endovenous laser ablation; Foam sclerotherapy; Radiofrequency ablation; Varicose veins; Vein surgery; Venous incompetence

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPIC ECHOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LASER ANGIOPLASTY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; VARICOSIS;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; ANGIOPLASTY, LASER; CATHETER ABLATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 79960938284     PISSN: 1479666X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surge.2010.11.002     Document Type: Review

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