Predictors of recurrence of great saphenous vein reflux following treatment with ultrasound-guided foamsclerotherapy

Phlebology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 194-199

  Shadid, N ^a   Nelemans, P ^a   Lawson, J ^a   Sommer, A ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Department of Dermatology Dermatology Clinic   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

chronic venous insufficiency; Foamsclerotherapy; great saphenous vein; venous reflux

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE FREE SURVIVAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND GUIDED FOAMSCLEROTHERAPY; VEIN DIAMETER; VENOUS REFLUX; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCLEROTHERAPY; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84926192592     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: 14333031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0268355514521183     Document Type: Article

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