Medium-term results of ultrasonography-guided, catheter-assisted foam sclerotherapy of the long saphenous vein for treatment of varicose veins

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 91-94

  Tan, V K M ^a   Abidin, S Z ^a   Tan, S G ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Catheter guided foam sclerotherapy; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; SCLEROSING AGENT; TETRADECYL SULFATE SODIUM;

ADULT; AGED; CELLULITIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOAM SCLEROTHERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SUPERFICIAL THROMBOPHLEBITIS; TELECONSULTATION; THROMBECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS;

EID: 84857165412     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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