Randomized clinical trial of endovenous microwave ablation combined with high ligation versus conventional surgery for varicose veins

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 473-479

  Yang, L ^a   Wang, X P ^b   Su, W J ^b   Zhang, Y ^b   Wang, Y ^b  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF XI AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shanghai Municipal Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine   (China)

Author keywords

Endovenous microwave ablation; High ligation and stripping; Varicose vein

Indexed keywords

ABERDEEN VARICOSE VEIN QUESTIONNAIRE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BURN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; COMPRESSION STOCKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECCHYMOSIS; ENDOVENOUS MICROWAVE ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCISION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROWAVE THERAPY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; TREATMENT FAILURE; VARICOSIS; VEIN; VEIN LIGATION; VEIN STRIPPING; VENOUS CLINICAL SEVERITY SCORE;

ENDOVENOUS MICROWAVE ABLATION; HIGH LIGATION AND STRIPPING; VARICOSE VEIN;

ABLATION TECHNIQUES; ADULT; AGED; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGATION; MALE; MICROWAVES; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VARICOSE VEINS; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84884203402     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2013.07.004     Document Type: Article

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