Same site recurrence is more frequent after endovenous laser ablation compared with high ligation and stripping of the great saphenous vein: 5 year results of a randomized clinical trial (RELACS Study)

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 648-656

  Rass, K ^a,b   Frings, N ^c   Glowacki, P ^c   Graber S ^a   Tilgen, W ^a   Vogt, T ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Vein and Skin Centre   (Germany)

^c Mosel Eifel Klinik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endovenous laser ablation; Great saphenous vein; High ligation and stripping; Long term efficacy; Randomized controlled trial; Varicose vein recurrence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CHRONIC VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY QUESTIONNAIRE 2; DIODE LASER; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN INCOMPETENCE; HOMBURG VARICOSE VEIN SEVERITY SCORE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPH; PHOTOELECTRIC PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REAL TIME ULTRASOUND SCANNER; RECURRENCE RISK; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSIS; VEIN LIGATION; VEIN STRIPPING; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; FEMORAL VEIN; LIGATION; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; TIME; VARICOSE VEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE VEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940069269     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2015.07.020     Document Type: Article

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