Middle cerebral air embolism after foam sclerotherapy

Phlebology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 430-433

  Asbjornsen, C B ^a   Rogers, C D ^b   Russell, B L ^b  

^a Vein Healthcare Center   (United States)

^b The Vein Center at Portland Surgical Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Echo sclerotherapy; Foam sclerotherapy; Sclerotherapy; Ultrasound guided sclerotherapy; Varicose veins

Indexed keywords

CETIRIZINE; HEPARIN; OXYGEN; SCLEROSING AGENT; SODIUM TETRADECOL SULFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN;

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AIR EMBOLISM; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION STOCKING; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; LEG CRAMP; LEG SWELLING; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MIDDLE CEREBRAL AIR EMBOLISM; PHLEBECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; SLURRED SPEECH; VARICOSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; SCLEROTHERAPY; VARICOSE VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84873872857     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2011.011002     Document Type: Article

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