Comparative Study of Outcome of Duplex Ultrasound-Guided, Catheter-Directed Foam Sclerotherapy and Radio-frequency Ablation in the Management of Great Saphenous Varicose Veins

Indian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 375-381

  Mishra, Manish Kumar ^a   Soni, Rajesh Kumar ^a   Mohil, Ravindra Singh ^a   Sinha, Ajit ^a  

^a SAFDARJUNG HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Foam sclerotherapy; Radio frequency ablation; Varicose veins; Venous Clinical Severity Score; Venous Disability Score

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964413492     PISSN: 09722068     EISSN: 09739793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12262-016-1485-y     Document Type: Article

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