Mechanochemical ablation: status and results

Phlebology

Volumn 28, Issue 1_suppl, 2013, Pages 10-14

  Elias, S ^a   Lam, Y L ^b   Wittens, C H A ^b,c  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABLATION CATHETER; ABLATION DEVICE; ABLATION THERAPY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEVICE SAFETY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; MECHANOCHEMICAL DEVICE; NERVE INJURY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VEIN OCCLUSION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

SCLEROSING AGENT;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; SCLEROSING SOLUTIONS; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICES; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84883170072     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0268355513477787     Document Type: Review

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