Subfascial endoscopic perforator surgery (SEPS) for treating and preventing recurrence of venous leg ulcers

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2016, Issue 4, 2016, Pages

  Lin, Zhiliang Caleb ^a   Loveland, Paula M ^a   Johnston, Renea V ^a   Bruce, Michael ^a   Weller, Carolina D ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HEALING; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LEG ULCER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PREVENTION STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUBFASCIAL ENDOSCOPIC PERFORATOR SURGERY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84964434576     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: 13616137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD012164     Document Type: Article

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