Minimally invasive surgery for perforator vein incompetence

Vascular

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 701-705

  Saharay, M ^a   Scurr, J H ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

endoscopy instrumentation; varicose veins surgery; venous insufficiency surgery

Indexed keywords

ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; LIGATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VARICOSIS; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

CHRONIC DISEASE; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; LEG; LIGATION; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84998010577     PISSN: 17085381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096721099600400604     Document Type: Review

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