Catheter-directed foam sclerotherapy for insufficiency of the great saphenous vein: Occlusion rates and patient satisfaction after one year

Phlebology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 80-85

  Williamsson, C ^a   Danielsson, P ^a   Smith, L ^a  

^a Halmstad Regional Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Catheterdirected foam sclerotherapy; Endovenous technique; Great saphenous vein; Polidocanol; Venous insufficiency

Indexed keywords

POLIDOCANOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER DIRECTED FOAM SCLEROTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; VEIN OCCLUSION;

CATHETER-DIRECTED FOAM SCLEROTHERAPY; ENDOVENOUS TECHNIQUE; GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN; POLIDOCANOL; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETERIZATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; SCLEROTHERAPY;

EID: 84879469651     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/phleb.2011.011136     Document Type: Article

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