Prospective randomised comparative study of visual foam sclerotherapy alone or in combination with ultrasound-guided foam sclerotherapy for treatment of superficial venous insufficiency: Preliminary report

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 343-347

  Yamaki, T ^a   Hamahata, A ^a   Soejima, K ^a   Kono, T ^a   Nozaki, M ^a   Sakurai, H ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Superficial venous insufficiency; Ultrasound guided foam sclerotherapy; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

POLIDOCANOL;

ADULT; AGED; CEAP SCORE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN REFLUX; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEG THROMBOPHLEBITIS; LEG VARICOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SCLEROTHERAPY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND GUIDED FOAM SCLEROTHERAPY; VASOSPASM; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN OCCLUSION; VENOUS CLINICAL SEVERITY SCORE; VISUAL FOAM SCLEROTHERAPY;

EID: 84858076228     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.07.029     Document Type: Article

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